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Fife Energy Park to host new offshore turbine concept | Fife Energy Park to host new offshore turbine concept |
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Dutch renewable energy company 2-B Energy has signed a deal with Scottish Enterprise to develop a unique two-bladed offshore wind turbine at Fife Energy Park in Methil. | Dutch renewable energy company 2-B Energy has signed a deal with Scottish Enterprise to develop a unique two-bladed offshore wind turbine at Fife Energy Park in Methil. |
The company claims the design could reduce the cost of offshore turbines by as much as 45%. | The company claims the design could reduce the cost of offshore turbines by as much as 45%. |
Scottish Enterprise will help to support its commercialisation. | Scottish Enterprise will help to support its commercialisation. |
Offshore test and demonstration facilities will be developed in Scotland, possibly by the end of 2014. | Offshore test and demonstration facilities will be developed in Scotland, possibly by the end of 2014. |
The 2-B concept bucks the trend towards more conventional three-bladed horizontal axis onshore wind technology currently being deployed offshore. | The 2-B concept bucks the trend towards more conventional three-bladed horizontal axis onshore wind technology currently being deployed offshore. |
Its design significantly reduces the number of components required throughout the lifetime of the turbine, which the company claimed should result in significantly lower operation and maintenance costs. | Its design significantly reduces the number of components required throughout the lifetime of the turbine, which the company claimed should result in significantly lower operation and maintenance costs. |
First Minister Alex Salmond described the new turbine as an "important development for Scotland's burgeoning offshore renewables industry". | |
European funding | European funding |
The Scottish European Green Energy Centre (SEGEC), based in Aberdeen, has supported 2-B's application for European funding, through the EU Framework Programme 7, for the development of the company's technology and offshore demonstrator in Scotland. | The Scottish European Green Energy Centre (SEGEC), based in Aberdeen, has supported 2-B's application for European funding, through the EU Framework Programme 7, for the development of the company's technology and offshore demonstrator in Scotland. |
In January, Korean giant Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) announced that it would to base its first European offshore wind project at the Fife Energy Park in Methil. | In January, Korean giant Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) announced that it would to base its first European offshore wind project at the Fife Energy Park in Methil. |
It said more than 500 jobs could be created in Fife through a £100m project to develop a new generation wind turbine. | It said more than 500 jobs could be created in Fife through a £100m project to develop a new generation wind turbine. |
The firm plans to test its new, more powerful 7MW turbine offshore at Methil before starting to take orders to build them at the site. | The firm plans to test its new, more powerful 7MW turbine offshore at Methil before starting to take orders to build them at the site. |
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