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Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--One of Germany's largest offshore windfarms has been officially opened by leading energy ministers from the G7 industrialized nations.
The 295-megawatt (MW) Nordsee Ost windfarm in the German North Sea was inaugurated by German Minister of Economics Sigmar Gabriel, and fellow ministers from the G7 states, who were attending a two-day meeting in Hamburg on energy security challenges. The windfarm cost RWE AG (OTC:RWEOY) (Essen, Germany), Germany's second-largest power company, more than 1 billion euros ($1.12 billion) to develop, and is capable of supplying enough energy for about 320,000 homes.
Power from the windfarm will be delivered via the HelWin 1 offshore power platform, which was commissioned in February. The 576-MW HelWin1 platform, completed by Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) (Munich, Germany), will service two offshore windfarms: Nordsee Ost (295 MW) and Meerwind Sued/Ost (288 MW), both located north of the island Heligoland, which numerous German utilities are using as a base for offshore windfarm construction and servicing. For additional information, see February 6, 2015, North Sea Power Platform Completed.
"Offshore wind energy is a strategically important element of Germany's energy and climate policy and is key to the success of the energy transition," Gabriel said. "Thanks to its continuous input into the grid and its high electricity yields, offshore power generation makes a crucial contribution towards a diversified and reliable energy supply system."
Peter Terium, chief executive officer of RWE AG, added: "The expansion of renewable energy is one of our main growth areas and offshore wind energy will play a vital role. RWE will become the third-largest player in the European offshore market this year. And we are growing further: In only one month's time, we will be commissioning another windfarm, Gwynt y Môr, located off the coast of Wales."
At the G7 meeting in Hamburg, Gabriel pointed out that Germany's wind energy sector supplies 10% of the country's electricity needs and has become a key employer and contributor to the economy. He told his fellow G7 ministers that industrialized nations must lead the way in showing less developed countries how to harness renewable energy.
"As industrialized countries, we have to show the emerging countries that it's possible to have a sustainable energy system which is not tackling in a negative way our industrial development and economic growth," he said. "Only when we will be able to show that environmental engagement and industrial success and economic success is able to, that we are able to put them together, then we will find followers and then maybe developing countries and emerging countries will be able to accept a global agreement in Paris."
His U.S. counterpart, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, stressed the importance of energy security: "We need to address our near-term collective energy security challenges, while we also pave the way for a long-term clean and secure energy system".
Turbine supplier Senvion SE (Hamburg, Germany) which is owned by Centerbridge Partners (New York), supplied 48 of its 6.2M126 turbines for Nordsee Ost, each with a rated power output of 6.15 MW. The windfarm is located 35 kilometers north of the island of Heligoland, and turbine installation began last summer. For additional information, see July 10, 2014, article - Work Starts at Nordsee One Offshore Windfarm.
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The 295-megawatt (MW) Nordsee Ost windfarm in the German North Sea was inaugurated by German Minister of Economics Sigmar Gabriel, and fellow ministers from the G7 states, who were attending a two-day meeting in Hamburg on energy security challenges. The windfarm cost RWE AG (OTC:RWEOY) (Essen, Germany), Germany's second-largest power company, more than 1 billion euros ($1.12 billion) to develop, and is capable of supplying enough energy for about 320,000 homes.
Power from the windfarm will be delivered via the HelWin 1 offshore power platform, which was commissioned in February. The 576-MW HelWin1 platform, completed by Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) (Munich, Germany), will service two offshore windfarms: Nordsee Ost (295 MW) and Meerwind Sued/Ost (288 MW), both located north of the island Heligoland, which numerous German utilities are using as a base for offshore windfarm construction and servicing. For additional information, see February 6, 2015, North Sea Power Platform Completed.
"Offshore wind energy is a strategically important element of Germany's energy and climate policy and is key to the success of the energy transition," Gabriel said. "Thanks to its continuous input into the grid and its high electricity yields, offshore power generation makes a crucial contribution towards a diversified and reliable energy supply system."
Peter Terium, chief executive officer of RWE AG, added: "The expansion of renewable energy is one of our main growth areas and offshore wind energy will play a vital role. RWE will become the third-largest player in the European offshore market this year. And we are growing further: In only one month's time, we will be commissioning another windfarm, Gwynt y Môr, located off the coast of Wales."
At the G7 meeting in Hamburg, Gabriel pointed out that Germany's wind energy sector supplies 10% of the country's electricity needs and has become a key employer and contributor to the economy. He told his fellow G7 ministers that industrialized nations must lead the way in showing less developed countries how to harness renewable energy.
"As industrialized countries, we have to show the emerging countries that it's possible to have a sustainable energy system which is not tackling in a negative way our industrial development and economic growth," he said. "Only when we will be able to show that environmental engagement and industrial success and economic success is able to, that we are able to put them together, then we will find followers and then maybe developing countries and emerging countries will be able to accept a global agreement in Paris."
His U.S. counterpart, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, stressed the importance of energy security: "We need to address our near-term collective energy security challenges, while we also pave the way for a long-term clean and secure energy system".
Turbine supplier Senvion SE (Hamburg, Germany) which is owned by Centerbridge Partners (New York), supplied 48 of its 6.2M126 turbines for Nordsee Ost, each with a rated power output of 6.15 MW. The windfarm is located 35 kilometers north of the island of Heligoland, and turbine installation began last summer. For additional information, see July 10, 2014, article - Work Starts at Nordsee One Offshore Windfarm.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, five offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. To contact an office in your area, visit the Industrial Info "Contact Us" page.
