Offshore Wind
These pages contain information about offshore wind energy in the UK and around the world. The second round of offshore wind development around the UK 'Round 2' is now fully underway, and 4 projects from 'Round 1' are already generating. Click on the links on the right to see where the projects are and who is developing them.
Over 400 delegates will attend BWEA Offshore 08, sponsored by SeaRoc. BWEA's seventh annual offshore wind conference, will be held at the QEII Centre in Westminster on Wednesday 4 June 2008, and will address key issues affecting the development of offshore wind energy in the UK. Click for further details.
Offshore Wind Information
- Offshore Wind - Moving Up A Gear An updated assessment of UK offshore wind deliverability to 2015 and beyond
- Guide to how an offshore wind farm works
- Projects around the world
- BWEA Best Practice Guidelines for Consultation for Offshore Wind Development
- BWEA Recommendations for Fisheries Liaison
- Framework for dialogue between the fishing and wind farm industries
- Study of Socio-Economic Impacts of R2 Offshore Windfarms on Fishing Activities - Q&A
- Click here to find out about the Marine Bill and Marine Spatial Planning
Latest Offshore News and Views
February 2007 Click here to read the latest COWRIE newsletter
Offshore progress all at sea? Read 'Building an Industry Takes Time' by BWEA's Head of Offshore Dr Gordon Edge, published in BWEA's newsletter Real Power
Significant steps towards UK's offshore renewables powerhouse - BWEA press release on Round 2 progress in the Thames Estuary strategic area.
为环保 英国拟建七千个大风车 | ||||||
英国当局大力推动绿色能源,试图以此舒缓气候变化的威胁。现在,政府宣布了一项全面加强沿海风力发电能力的计划。 按照新计划,在2020年前,有关方面将在沿英国海岸线的海域建造七千座新的发电风车。 如果这项预计耗资八百亿英镑的计划如期实施的话,这就意味着在2020年前平均每天就会有两座大风车在英国的海岸外竖立起来,使之成为历史上最大型的工程项目之一。 政府说,这项计划是确保达到欧洲联盟绿色能源指标的关键。 但批评者警告,这项计划太过庞大,会导致英国过分依赖风力发电。 还有人担心,在离海岸线仅六英里的海里建造巨大的风车,会破坏英国海岸的景观。 目前,英国已经有七个近海风力发电场,如果将陆地和沿海风力电厂加在一起的话,共有两千座风车,年发电能力250万千瓦。 有人欢喜有人忧 增加七千座风车,将会使英国的风力发电能力提高到三千三百万千瓦,可以满足两千万个家庭用电。 相比之下,英国现有的燃煤、天然气、核能和水利发电共生产七千五百万千瓦的电力。 初步选定的可能的建造地点有11个。风力、水深、输电、环境以及航运是选址时考虑的因素。 新的计划受到了一些绿色组织的欢迎,而另一些则对其可能对环境,海岸线景观和航运造成的影响表示了担忧。 还有专家担心,风车发电受到风力强弱变化的制约,过分依赖风力发电会导致在弱风期出现断电。 欧盟要求到2020年,英国15%的能源应该是可再生能源。 预计新的风力电厂的选址可以在2009年确定,建造工程可以在2010年开始。 |
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