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1100MW wind turbine agreement EU Energy, Inc. has entered into
India for the purchase of 300
an agreement with Exergy
MW in D-6 and D-8 turbines
Development Group LLC for the
over the next 3 years and plans
purchase of up to 550 of its
to have those turbines manufac-
D8.2 wind turbines. Under the
tured in India. The purchase
agreement, Exergy which is
price is approximately $1 million
developing several wind power
per megawatt. EU has recently
projects across the U.S., has the
signed license agreements in
right to purchase the DeWind
China for the production of D-6
D8.2 turbines over a five-year
and D-8 turbines.
period commencing in 2007.
EU Energy Inc is a wholly owned
The DeWind D8.2 is an
subsidiary of EU Energy plc, an
product by enabling EU Energy to
EU Energy Group is positioning
enhancement of the highly reli-
alternative energy group based in
offer a complete solution to those
itself to offer the latest in energy
able D8 turbine and incorporates
Milton Keynes, UK. In July 2005
wishing to combine clean genera-
efficient technology to its cus-
the Voith WinDrive hydro-
EU Energy plc acquired DeWind
tion technology with high per-
tomers, and today's agreement
dynamic torque converter. The
GmbH from FKI plc in the UK. In
formance transmission and distri-
will enable us to further that goal.
converter allows constant speed
a recent development at EU
bution cables. Michael Porter,
Our wind generation technology
rotation of the synchronous gen-
Energy, Composite Technology
Chairman and CEO of EU Energy
together with the ACCC cable
erator, creating a 13.8kv output,
Corporation (a leading developer
plc stated: "The association with
will contribute greatly to increas-
thus allowing for the D8.2 to be
of high-temperature, low sag
CTC will allow us to provide a
ing the "clean energy" power
directly connected to the grid
(HTLS) conductors for electric
complete solution to our cus-
delivered to users over transmis-
and negating the need for a
transmission and distribution
tomers, from generation to inter-
sion and distribution grids."
transformer on the turbine. EU
lines) announced that it has con-
connection, including expansion
Contact: Layla Porter, EU Energy,
Energy has an exclusive agree-
cluded a Letter of Intent with cer-
of the capacity of the transmis-
Tel: +44 1908 424 455; e-mail:
ment until 2013 for use of the
tain binding agreements to
sion system through which our
[email protected];
Voith converter in wind turbines
acquire the entire share capital of
systems must deliver power. The
www.eunrg.com
up to 2.6MW capacity. EU
EU Energy plc (EU Energy), from
Energy plans to have an assem-
its shareholders in exchange for
bly plant in the U.S. in operation
common stock of CTC. CTC
by the first quarter of 2007. In
believes that a strategic invest-
late December of 2005, EU
ment in EU Energy may enhance
announced an agreement in
the sales of its ACCC cable
RE to be $167 billion market within decade The global market for renewable
report added green fuels from
energies will expand 400% in the
ethanol and biodiesel, which
next decade, reaching US$167
generated global revenue of $16
billion, predicts a US-based
billion in 2005 and will grow to
research firm. The market for
$53 billion by 2015, the report
wind, solar PV, biofuels and fuel
predicts. Revenue for biofuels
cells had global revenues of $40
grew 15% from 2004 to 2005,
billion last year, Clean Edge notes
and exceeded wind or solar in
in 'Clean Energy Trends 2006.'
2005 global revenues. The sale of
Markets for solar (including PV
renewables would expand if oil
modules, system components
prices stay high and the cost of
and installations) will grow from
technology falls, explains lead
$11 billion last year to $51 billion
author Joel Makower. "For the
by 2015; wind will expand from
first time in modern history,
$12 to $49 billion; while fuel
clean-energy technologies are
cells and distributed hydrogen
becoming cost-competitive with
will grow from $1 billion to $15
their 'dirtier' counterparts."
billion by 2015. The annual
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