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EU funding tracker - Monday, March 16, 2009

The "EU Funding Tracker" is your overview of EU funding possibilities for energy related projects in 2009.


POWER cluster project flyer - Thursday, November 20, 2008

A4 flyer with a brief overview of POWER cluster project.

POWER cluster

Welcome to the POWER cluster project – The Northern European Competence Network for Offshore Wind Energy.

From late summer 2008 and for a course of three years, eighteen partners from six countries – Germany, The United Kingdom, Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway and Sweden – will push the further development of offshore wind energy in Northern Europe in general and in the participating regions especially.

The POWER cluster project is funded 50% by the Interreg IVB North Sea Region Programme. The total project budget amounts to almost 5 million EURO (2.5 million EURO ERDF). 
In the Spotlight - June 2009

Hywind Offshore Turbine Towed to Final Destination

StatoilHydro's Hywind, the world's first full-scale floating wind turbine, has been towed to its final destination 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) southwest of Karmøy, where it will be moored to the seabed. A two-year testing period for the wind turbine will begin in the autumn of 2009.
 
The Hywind concept that is developed by StatoilHydro combines technology to open up the possibility of wind energy installation in deepwater environments.
 
In the Spotlight - May 2009
Germany’s First Offshore Wind Farm „Alpha Ventus“ Resumes Offshore Construction after Winter Break

After the successful installation of the offshore transformer station in autumn 2008 - 45 km north of the german island Borkum - the work on the first german offshore wind farm „Alpha Ventus“ has been resumed. By now, one foundation was anchored to the seabed and more will follow in the next months.

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In the Spotlight - April 2009

A WIND of change is all set to blow through the port of Lowestoft

For the port will become the operations centre for the Greater Gabbard Offshore Windfarm which, when completed, will be the world's largest offshore wind farm.

The turbines will be located 15 miles off the Suffolk coast, and Lowestoft's Outer Harbour is being used to house the necessary operational support facilities.

Port owner Associated British Ports (ABP) is carrying out significant investment in the construction of facilities next to the Waveney Dock. The port will also play host to a fleet of high-speed offshore catamarans, capable of reaching the wind farm in approximately one hour. It is expected that the port development will generate around 150 local jobs in the town.

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Swedish Network as extended Arm of POWER cluster

Power Väst is a Swedish network that was created as a Swedish counterpart for POWER cluster. The purpose is to promote information and results from the POWER cluster project, to implement results, act as an intermediary etc.
 
In short, Power Väst is the extended arm of POWER cluster in the Swedish energy sector. Power Väst has also started its own project with industry and research institutes promoting the development of Swedish wind turbine production. Several POWER cluster partners are participating in this ambition; Öckerö Kommun, Chalmers and the Region Västra Götaland. 
 
In the spotlight - March 2009
Danish Offshore Wind Farms – What Will Happen After 2012?

The Danish offshore wind expansion is fully planned until 2012 with the offshore wind farms Horns Rev 2, Rødsand 2 and Djursland/Anholt. But what will happen afterwards? The Danish Energy Agency has mapped possible locations for future offshore wind farms but an actual location is not yet settled upon.

Furthermore the subject of offshore wind is brought into focus in the EU with the common European power transmission project, Kriegers Flak. How is this going to affect the Danish planning, research and cooperation on new offshore wind farms? These topics among others will be highlighted at the Danish Offshore Wind Conference in end April this year. The conference, which will be held in Danish, is jointly organised by the Danish Wind Industry Association, VindkraftNet and the POWER cluster partner Offshore Center Danmark. 

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