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Expect 1,500 MW from Offshore Wind Energy in Germany

December 7, 2006 | 2 Comments

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Hamburg, Germany [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] According to the CEO at REpower Systems AG, Professor Fritz Vahrenholt, it is realistic to expect offshore wind farms with an output of 1,500 megawatts (MW) in Germany by the end of 2011.

Vahrenholt also announced a short-term decision on Bremerhaven as the site for the serial production of the offshore turbine REpower 5M, to start as early as 2007.

During the National Maritime Conference in Hamburg, Vahrenholt welcomed Germany's resolution to adjust the infrastructure law so that grid-connection costs are borne by the grid operators.

Vahrenholt also announced a short-term decision on Bremerhaven as the site for the serial production of the offshore turbine REpower 5M, to start as early as 2007.

The dimensions of the 5M, whose nacelle has the measurements of a single family home and weighs approximately 290 tons, place particular demands on the size and infrastructure of the production site.

The first 5M was thus manufactured at HDW shipyard in Kiel and four subsequent 5Ms were produced at the J. Kramer shipyard in Bremerhaven. All other REpower Systems AG wind turbines are manufactured in Husum and Trampe/Brandenburg.

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kerry-beauchrt-51249

December 7, 2006

If he's talking about 300 5MW wind turbines, he's not
going to ever come close to producing 1500 MW of electricity. When will the wind proponents stop coming
out with these bogus claims of expected productivity. This
gives wind opponents one more argument against wind power.

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randy-tinkerman-56441

December 8, 2006

kerry beauchrt, the nameplate rating of the generator in a wind turbine is a thirty year old convention, exactly like any other generator such as a coal plant or a gas turbine. capacity factor describes the annual production. No wind advocate ever claimed that wind's capacity factor equals a conventional plant, but then wind doesn't pay fuel costs.

And when the stiff, consistent winds of the North Sea are powering 300 of REpower's 5M turbines, you can bet there will be thousands of hours/yr with 1500MW peak production.

Please learn your facts before you shout.

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