European turbines being sent to U.S.
A proposed Eclipse Energy wind farm off the shores of England's Walney Island will be delayed due to shortages of wind turbines.
Many of the large wind turbine manufacturers in Europe, particularly Denmark and Germany, have been sending parts to the growing number of developers in the United States, the North-West Evening Mail reported.
According to Ian Hattan, managing director of Eclipse Energy, the project, involving a natural gas field and wind farm hybrid, will be delayed at least a year.
Eclipse wanted to contract the labor and the turbines by the end of the year but incentives in the United States, like the extended production tax credit, have tied up supplies.
Hattan said that kits for the 30 turbines are supposed to be available next after October 2010. In the meantime, the company will begin work on the two gas fields, which are expected to be operational by 2009.
Once the project is complete, it's expected to deliver consistent supplies of electricity, both wind and gas powered, to an offshore platform that would send electricity through a cable to the national grid.
March 26, 2007
in Earth Times
CUMBRIA, England, March 26 (UPI) A proposed Eclipse Energy wind farm off the shores of England's Walney Island will be delayed due to shortages of wind turbines.
Many of the large wind turbine manufacturers in Europe, particularly Denmark and Germany, have been sending parts to the growing number of developers in the United States, the North-West Evening Mail reported.
According to Ian Hattan, managing director of Eclipse Energy, the project, involving a natural gas field and wind farm hybrid, will be delayed at least a year.
Eclipse wanted to contract the labor and the turbines by the end of the year but incentives in the United States, like the extended production tax credit, have tied up supplies.
Hattan said that kits for the 30 turbines are supposed to be available next after October 2010. In the meantime, the company will begin work on the two gas fields, which are expected to be operational by 2009.
Once the project is complete, it's expected to deliver consistent supplies of electricity, both wind and gas powered, to an offshore platform that would send electricity through a cable to the national grid.
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