MarineWind Alliance to seek UK Offshore wind energy rights

A consortium of world leaders in wind power, maritime operations and renewable energy investments has announced that it has submitted a joint bid aimed at winning exclusive rights from the Crown Estate to develop offshore wind farms in UK waters.

The MarineWind Alliance, comprising Acciona Energy, Good Energies, OceanWind, and Power@Sea, provides the integrated supply chain and deep-water expertise needed for safe and proficient delivery of offshore wind energy projects.

Under the third licensing round for offshore wind energy in the UK (Round 3), the Crown Estate targets the installation of 25,000 MW within nine designated zones by 2020, requiring £80 billion in investments.

“The scale and ambition of Round 3 poses significant supply chain, financial, consenting and other challenges, “ said Ian Taylor (Director-Good Energies (UK) LLP). “MarineWind Alliance has been formed to address these challenges, drawing on the combined track records and supply chain capabilities of the consortium members and their affiliated and partner companies.”

These include international renewable energy investment companies, dedicated offshore wind farm developers, a wind turbine manufacturer, offshore wind farm foundation engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) providers, an offshore wind farm electrical infrastructure engineering company, and marine contractors.

Consortium members and affiliates are involved with offshore wind farm developments in the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Spain, France and Belgium

An announcement from the Crown Estate is expected towards the end of 2009.

Editors Notes:
MarineWind is an alliance between Acciona, Good Energies, OceanWind and Power@Sea:

ACCIONA Energy is a world leader in the field of renewables. It has installed more than 6,000 MW of capacity in 208 wind parks in 14 countries, and manufactures wind turbines using proprietary technology. It is also leading a €33 million offshore wind farm research and development programme. The ACCIONA Group is one of the main Spanish corporations with activities in over thirty countries in the fields of infrastructure, energy, hydro and services, with a turnover of €12.665bn in 2008. ACCIONA's workforce consists of more than 41,000 employees and the group is listed on the selective IBEX-35 (ANA.MC) Spanish stock index.
www.acciona-energia.es  www.acciona.es  

Good Energies is a leading global investor in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries. The firm invests in solar, turbine-based renewables, green building technologies and other emerging areas within clean energy. As one of the largest private providers of independent capital to renewable energy projects, Good Energies has since 2001 invested around €2bn and has built a renewable generation project pipeline of over 5000 MW.
www.goodenergies.com  

OceanWind focuses on deep-water wind farm site selection, consenting, project design and development. With sister company NorWind and its affiliates, OceanWind covers vital parts of the offshore wind value chain, including design, fabrication and installation of jacket foundations, maritime logistics, and electrical system engineering.
www.oceanwind.no  

Power@Sea offers turnkey solutions for large offshore wind farm developments, and is delivering the 300 MW Thornton Bank project, Belgium’s first offshore wind energy project, through the asset company C-Power. The DEME Group, parent of Power@Sea, is one of the world’s leading dredging and marine construction and engineering companies, and has 80 main marine vessels. Power@Sea’s other shareholders are SOCOFE and ECOTECH FINANCE, the biggest Walloon investors in green energy projects.
www.poweratsea.com  www.deme.be  www.socofe.be  www.sriw.be  

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