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January 14, 2009
BLUE H PRESS
RELEASE
Blue H's
Floating Deepwater Wind Energy Project Selected By UK Government
Project
Deepwater Turbine, a consortium led by
Blue H including BAE Systems, EDF Energy, CEFAS, SLP Energy and Romax, has
been selected by the Energy Technology Institute (ETI) as one of the first
projects to receive funds as part of its £1.1 billion initiative. This UK
based project aims at developing an integrated solution for a 5MW floating
turbine deployed offshore in waters between 30 and 300 meters deep.
The goal of the Project Deepwater Turbine is to reduce the cost of
electricity generation to a level competitive with other forms of energy;
the design of the turbine will seek to reduce the overall complexity and
costs inherent in the conventional construction and installation of wind
units fixed on the seabed as well as the maintenance costs during the life
of the unit.
The Blue H consortium is one of three offshore wind consortia to receive
funding from the ETI, a unique partnership between the UK Government and six
major global industries – BP, Caterpillar, EDF, E.ON, Rolls Royce and Shell
– which has been established to support the achievement of the UK’s
challenging targets for reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Neal Bastick, CEO of Blue H said: “This ETI award represents another
important milestone for our company in developing and completing its
technical footprint. As a result of this ETI program, Blue H and its
consortium partners will help the UK achieve its newly agreed objective of
20GW of offshore wind installed by 2020”.
Blue H installed the world’s first floating wind turbine prototype in the
summer of 2008. The company is currently building the first operational 2MW
unit in Brindisi, which it expects to deploy offshore Puglia (Southern
Italy) in 2009.
For further information, please contact Anne-Marie van Pinxteren at +31
162 424 952.
Email: info@bluehgroup.com
Website: www.bluehgroup.com
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March 12,
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January 14,
2009 - Project Deepwater Turbine
January 13, 2009
- Energy Technologies Institute Unveils First Projects to benefit from
£1.1 Billion Initiative
October 23,
2008 - Consortium Northwester Applied for Offshore Wind Concession
October 15,
2008 - Blue H France SAS Created
July 3, 2008 -
Blue H USA Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Letter of Support
March 10, 2008
3, 2008 - Blue H USA Submits Nomination For Lease
December 6,
2007 - Blue H Launches World's First Floating Wind Turbine
December 6,
2007 - Technical Note
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