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Fredericia
November 20,
2003
Press Release:
Elsam purchases British offshore wind farm project
Elsam just entered into an
agreement with NEG Micon to purchase an off-shore wind farm project at
Kentish Flats at the mouth of the Thames in the North Sea. The purchase
is subject to the British authorities approving Elsam as the new owner
of the project.
The agreement comprises complete delivery, erection and commissioning of
30 offshore wind
turbines of 2.75 MW each and a total output of 82.5 MW. In addition,
the purchase includes the necessary concession rights and con-sents. NEG
Micon are to be responsible for operation and maintenance dur-ing the
first years. Total investment is well above 1 billion Danish Kroner.
The offshore wind turbines are of the NEG Micon NM92 type which Elsam
already has had the opportunity to test thoroughly in a so-called
0-series erected onshore at different locations in Denmark. The total
height of the turbine is 115 m
and the blade width is 92 m.
The turbines will be erected according to the technical principles used
at Elsam's offshore windfarm at Horns
Rev. The erection of the offshore wind-farm will be commenced in the
summer of 2004 and commissioning is planned in 2005. Power production
from the farm is sold on ordinary market terms in Great Britain.
- The purchase is part of Elsam's strategy to become an international
com-pany by establishing energy plants on a sustainable basis, also
beyond the borders of Denmark, says Peter Høstgaard-Jensen, Elsam's CEO.
Elsam participates actively in the two British tender rounds in which
Elsam works determinedly to develop offshore wind
power projects with the pur-pose of developing, owning and operating
the plants as a long-term invest-ment.
That also applies to an offshore project with room for 90 turbines at
Shell Flat off Blackpool which is made in cooperation with Shell
WindEnergy and Celt Power.
- Also in the Kentish Flats project we will be looking positively at a
possible cooperation with a major local partner who can provide further
synergy for the project, adds Peter Høstgaard-Jensen.
For further information please contact Mr. Peter Høstgaard-Jensen, CEO,
phone +45 7622 2002, mobile +45 4010 8871 or
Mr. Hans Buus, Director, Project Development, phone +45 7622 2465,
mobile +45 5126 1324.
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