Wind and Solar News: Spanish Consortium Plans 15 MW Offshore Wind Project

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Spanish Consortium Plans 15 MW Offshore Wind Project

Officially called Azimut Offshore Wind Energy 2020, a conglomeration of Spanish Companies announced yesterday to move ahead with this, 100 percent homegrown, 15 Megawatt project. Gamesa along with Alston Wind, Acciona Wind Power, Iberdrola Renovables, Acconia Energia and 22 others are expecting to invest 25 million Euros into the project. The Science and Innovation Ministry's Center for Industial Technology has given its approval for the project to progress.

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Inherit the Wind (Mill) History of Wind put to Work

It is perceived by many that this movement to capture the surface flow of the earths atmosphere and turn it into power is a technological advance that is still in its infancy. It is true that just like a child that refuses to grow up it is still infantile. But only in acceptance and utilization. The concept has been put to use for centuries.
Most of us think of the windmill as that quaint contraption that dots the landscape of Holland and is often used on bread wrappers or doughnut boxes as a symbol of something made with an old Dutch recipe. I imagine even environmentalists at the time debated over them. Jan said it would save on oxen and Peter countered with his opinion that it would detract from all the tulips in the field. Not much different than todays wind farm debates. Only the oxen are now oil.
To give a clear lens into how many times man has attempted to harness the wind in the past 2000 years I have added this link.

Offshore Wind Project Gets Obama Blessing

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and the Obama administration announced the fast forwarding of the Atlantic Offshore Wind Project. Google and other investors have pledged up to 5 billion dollars for the placement of a deep water transmission line to connect to various points along the east coast. A series of elecrtical on and off ramps will keep the voltage consistant over the total long run of up to 1500 miles. The survey to identify the best areas for the development of offshore wind farms will be completed in 60 days and permitting could begin as early as 2012. Read more here and in this Huffington Post article.