World’s Largest Offshore Wind Energy Turbine (7.5 MW) To Be Developed In North England

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January 21, 2008 02:00 PM Eastern Time

World’s Largest Offshore Wind Energy Turbine To Be Developed In North England

California Firm Invests $65 million in Fast Growing Region

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--California energy giant Clipper Windpower, Plc (www.clipperwind.com) has chosen Blyth, Northumberland in the United Kingdom as the site for a new generation of offshore wind turbines, North England Inward Investment Agency (NEIIA) has announced.

Called the “Britannia Project,” the $65 million development program advances Clipper turbine technology to a 7.5 MW wind turbine scale which will be among the largest and most powerful offshore turbines in the world. With a 30-year design life, it will generate electricity equivalent of one million barrels of oil.

North England’s Centre of Excellence for New and Renewable Energy (NaREC) will provide engineering, testing and development services in support of the project. NaREC is one of five centres of excellence set up by One NorthEast, a government agency responsible for economic development and growth for the North East region of England.

James G. P. Dehlsen, Chairman and CEO of Clipper, said: “We established the Project in support of the U.K. Government’s ambitious plans to generate more than 20% of the country’s electricity from renewable sources. This is both a responsible and necessary endeavor considering growing worldwide concerns over global warming and climate change.”

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