First of 54 WIND TURBINES PUT UP OFF LINCOLNSHIRE COAST
A giant wind turbine has been installed off the Lincolnshire coast. It is the first stage in the creation of a group of wind farms which could soon power half the homes in Lincolnshire. Energy firm Centrica is building its Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind farms about three miles off the coast of Skegness.
This week the company put up the first of 54 turbines, which between them should generate enough renewable energy for 130,000 homes. Each of the 260-tonne structures, built by the power generation wing of Siemens, will be shipped in 300 miles from Denmark.
Centrica spokesman Mike Dennehy said: “First power is expected to be generated in a few weeks time as other turbines are being installed. “Subject to off-shore weather conditions during the heavy lifts, Centrica expects to complete construction and the subsequent commissioning of the turbines by the end of 2008.”
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Energy giant submits wind farm plan for East Yorkshire
Energy giant E.ON has unveiled plans to build one of the biggest wind farms in the UK saying it wanted a swift resolution to an objection from the Ministry of Defence.
The company submitted an application to build the wind farm eight kilometres off the East Yorkshire coast and said that the so-called Humber Gateway site would generate enough electricity to power almost 200,000 homes.
Chief executive Dr Paul Golby said: “The next generation of large-scale off-shore wind farms like Humber Gateway have a vital role to play in the UK’s future energy mix. “This scheme will displace the emission of hundreds of the thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide every year and will make a significant contribution to helping the government meet its tough renewable energy targets.”Friends of the Earth energy campaigner Nick Rau said: “We are delighted E.ON is pushing forward with plans for a new wind farm off the Yorkshire Coast. “The Humber Gateway wind farm will help tap into the abundant clean green energy resources we have in the UK.
“Offshore wind has a key role in the fight against climate change and helping us switch to a low-carbon economy. Projects like this are a springboard to a massive expansion of offshore wind energy.
“The Government must do more to develop this huge potential and ensure that Britain reaps the massive economic and environmental benefits of becoming a world leader in harvesting the wind.”
Germany and Spain, the EU’s largest producers of wind power, each are expected to add up to 2,000 megawatts of wind power capacity—almost the same amount produced by three coal-fired power stations—annually from now until 2012. Growth in Eastern Europe, an emerging wind market, is expected to be in the double digits annually during the same period.