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Germany approves second offshore windfarm
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European wind energy meetings The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) will host its largest ever international wind energy event this Summer with over 1,000 delegates expected to attend the 2003 European Wind Energy Conference (2003 EWEC) in Madrid. The conference takes place in the juan Carlos 1 Exhibition and Conference Centre in the Spanish capital from 16 - 19 June. Over a hundred companies have so far confirmed their attendance in the 10,000m 2 exhibition hall and include all major manufacturers (Bonus, Ecotecnia, Enercon, Gamesa, GE Wind Energy, Made, NEG Micon, Nordex, Vestas). Investors, project developers, materials and component manufacturers, researchers and technical advisers, utilities, public authorities, insurance companies, banks and environmental organi-
sations will also be present. The conference programme will include over 100 oral, 300 visual presentations and 14 parallel workshops, chosen from 600 submitted abstracts submitted by the world's leading experts in the a range of sessions. Elsewhere, the British Wind Energy Association will be holding several events in 2003. These include: UK Offshore Wind 2003 (26-27 March, London; contact: [email protected]) ; Regional renewable energy planningseminars (throughout 2003, UK-wide; contact: [email protected]); and BWEA25 (28-30 October, Glasgow; contact: theresa@ bwea.com) For more information on 2003 EWEC contact the European Wind Energy Association on Tel: +32 2 546 1940; e-mail: [email protected]; www.ewea.org
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Germany approves second offshore windfarm A second windfarm in the North Sea has been approved by Germany's maritime planning authority. Bundesamt fiir Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) says the Butendieck facility will further boost the offshore wind energy sector by installing 80 turbines of 3 M W capacity each. Buerger Windpark Butendieck GmbH of Husum must start construction by June 2005, or the permit will b e revoked. Germany is the world's leading onshore wind producer with 10,000 MW, and the country plans to add 25,000 M W to offshore capacity by 2030. The Butendieck windfarm will sit in 20 m water, 34 km off the north-
west coast near Denmark. BSH president Peter Ehlers says the site is not near main shipping routes and there are no risks to sea animals or birds. Additional safety equipment will be located in the area, he explained. The first windfarm approved by BSH was the 1,000 M W BorkumWest facilit> 45 km into the North Sea near Holland, where construction will start this year. The agency has another 24 pending applications for North Sea projects and another six for the Baltic Sea. BSH is the federal authority with responsibility for maritime matters. It operates under the Ministry of Transport, Building & Housing.
Australian island wind farm Construction will start later this year on a Aus$2 million wind turbine in Western Australia. The 80 m turbine will be built at Rotmest Island, near the salt lakes at Geordie Bay, with the cost split between the federal and state governments, says Western Australia's development minister Clive Brown. The turbine will supply one-third of the island's power and displace the annual need for 380,000 litres of diesel fuel. It
will also reduce reliance on limited rain and groundwater resources, by powering the island's reverse osmosis desalination plant. "This saving will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 940 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year," says Brown. "It also reduces the need to transport and deliver diesel from the mainland to the island." A community consultation period in 2001 showed sig-
nificant community support for construction of" a turbine at Mt Herschel, with 95% of respondents supporting the proposal. "Many Western Australians foresaw the environmental and economic benefits of constructing a wind turbine on the island, and also its potential from a tourism and interpretation perspective," he adds. The Rotmest Island Authority will soon call for installation ten-
ders, and the turbine will be the fifth largest wind facility in Western Australia after Albany; New Esperance; Old Esperance; and Denham. The Renewable Remote Power Generation Program of the federal government provides funding to States for the installation of renewable energy projects in remote parts of Australia that are not connected to the electricity grid.
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European wind energy meetings The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) will host its largest ever international wind energy event this Summer with over 1,000 delegates expected to attend the 2003 European Wind Energy Conference (2003 EWEC) in Madrid. The conference takes place in the juan Carlos 1 Exhibition and Conference Centre in the Spanish capital from 16 - 19 June. Over a hundred companies have so far confirmed their attendance in the 10,000m 2 exhibition hall and include all major manufacturers (Bonus, Ecotecnia, Enercon, Gamesa, GE Wind Energy, Made, NEG Micon, Nordex, Vestas). Investors, project developers, materials and component manufacturers, researchers and technical advisers, utilities, public authorities, insurance companies, banks and environmental organi-
sations will also be present. The conference programme will include over 100 oral, 300 visual presentations and 14 parallel workshops, chosen from 600 submitted abstracts submitted by the world's leading experts in the a range of sessions. Elsewhere, the British Wind Energy Association will be holding several events in 2003. These include: UK Offshore Wind 2003 (26-27 March, London; contact: [email protected]) ; Regional renewable energy planningseminars (throughout 2003, UK-wide; contact: [email protected]); and BWEA25 (28-30 October, Glasgow; contact: theresa@ bwea.com) For more information on 2003 EWEC contact the European Wind Energy Association on Tel: +32 2 546 1940; e-mail: [email protected]; www.ewea.org
NEWS
Germany approves second offshore windfarm A second windfarm in the North Sea has been approved by Germany's maritime planning authority. Bundesamt fiir Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) says the Butendieck facility will further boost the offshore wind energy sector by installing 80 turbines of 3 M W capacity each. Buerger Windpark Butendieck GmbH of Husum must start construction by June 2005, or the permit will b e revoked. Germany is the world's leading onshore wind producer with 10,000 MW, and the country plans to add 25,000 M W to offshore capacity by 2030. The Butendieck windfarm will sit in 20 m water, 34 km off the north-
west coast near Denmark. BSH president Peter Ehlers says the site is not near main shipping routes and there are no risks to sea animals or birds. Additional safety equipment will be located in the area, he explained. The first windfarm approved by BSH was the 1,000 M W BorkumWest facilit> 45 km into the North Sea near Holland, where construction will start this year. The agency has another 24 pending applications for North Sea projects and another six for the Baltic Sea. BSH is the federal authority with responsibility for maritime matters. It operates under the Ministry of Transport, Building & Housing.
Australian island wind farm Construction will start later this year on a Aus$2 million wind turbine in Western Australia. The 80 m turbine will be built at Rotmest Island, near the salt lakes at Geordie Bay, with the cost split between the federal and state governments, says Western Australia's development minister Clive Brown. The turbine will supply one-third of the island's power and displace the annual need for 380,000 litres of diesel fuel. It
will also reduce reliance on limited rain and groundwater resources, by powering the island's reverse osmosis desalination plant. "This saving will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 940 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year," says Brown. "It also reduces the need to transport and deliver diesel from the mainland to the island." A community consultation period in 2001 showed sig-
nificant community support for construction of" a turbine at Mt Herschel, with 95% of respondents supporting the proposal. "Many Western Australians foresaw the environmental and economic benefits of constructing a wind turbine on the island, and also its potential from a tourism and interpretation perspective," he adds. The Rotmest Island Authority will soon call for installation ten-
ders, and the turbine will be the fifth largest wind facility in Western Australia after Albany; New Esperance; Old Esperance; and Denham. The Renewable Remote Power Generation Program of the federal government provides funding to States for the installation of renewable energy projects in remote parts of Australia that are not connected to the electricity grid.
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