Wind Farm Developers Announced

[glashen]

"Eneco" Is the bidder chosen for the Mid Channel Area.

This is a quote from their website.

"The wind project will be referred to as the Eneco Wind Park in its early stages. Eneco believes that around 30 per cent of the 723 sq km zone could be developed, providing approximately 900MW of capacity. The Eneco project is expected to be operational by 2016. The final design and ultimate capacity will be determined after comprehensive engagement with all parties involved including the general public, local authorities, community and environmental groups."

http://corporateuk.eneco.nl/News_and_Media/pressreleases/Pages/RightsforoffshorewindprojectawardedtoEneco.aspx

It might have been nice if they had mentioned water users.

For more information from the Crown Estates,

http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/our_portfolio/marine/offshore_wind_energy/round3/r3-developers.htm#zone7

 

[fireball]

Would've been nice if it could've gone to a British company ... oh sorry - we don't have any of those anymore do we ...

Bit ironic though - Wind park off the IOW - and the factory that makes the blades has just closed it's plant in Cowes ....

 

[Blueboatman]

Not only ironic but rather expensive per watt produced ?

In todays Guardian, £75 BILLION allocated to develop these things..

For that sort of money you could just give every man, woman and their dogs a whole handful of Rutlands, they would be up and running faster than you can say "B and Q'' and people would gaze in awe on windless nights and mebbe the coin would drop that we are going to have to change our habits a but more than that..

 

[contessa26]

In todays Guardian, £75 BILLION allocated to develop these things..

I don't know about the £75 Billion, or much about windfarms, but it's brass monkey out there, all over the country (even in the south!); they talk about record use of gas on the gas supply grid, and I've been rather unscientifically watching the windspeeds on the met office site over this cold period. I notice there's been very little wind over the entire country, generally. So surely there would have been very little power produced, just when it was needed most? Have I missed something, or have we been duped? Again? I don't know.

 

[webcraft]

Not only ironic but rather expensive per watt produced ?

In todays Guardian, £75 BILLION allocated to develop these things..

For that sort of money you could just give every man, woman and their dogs a whole handful of Rutlands, they would be up and running faster than you can say "B and Q'' and people would gaze in awe on windless nights and mebbe the coin would drop that we are going to have to change our habits a but more than that..

Not such a stupid idea. If we all generated our own domestic electricity it would make a lot of sense.

- W

 

[V1701]

Place your bets now on how many times over budget it will be...

 

[dk]

What really gets me is that they present all the calculations - ie how much CO2 will be saved - assuming the damned things are working flat out 24/7. But, as an earlier poster pointed out, they rarely work when you need them most.

Total waste of resources I think - and I am 100% for natural power. This is just a sop to the rest of the world to make it look like UK.gov is actually doing something.

 

[KristiferColumbus]

Like so many others I think it is crazy to invest so much in something that will produce electricity 30% of the time?

 

[glashen]

What really gets me is that they present all the calculations - ie how much CO2 will be saved - assuming the damned things are working flat out 24/7. But, as an earlier poster pointed out, they rarely work when you need them most.

Total waste of resources I think - and I am 100% for natural power. This is just a sop to the rest of the world to make it look like UK.gov is actually doing something.

I think all the statistics quoted should be checked very carefully. My favourite is that they will supply enough power for every household in the country. Turns out that is only 4% of our total energy needs, and then only if the wind blows and you have the grid to distribute it.