SWEDISH-IRISH DEAL TO BUILD WORLD’S FIRST WAVE ENERGY FARM
ESBI and Vattenfall Agreement on ocean wave energy
June 16, 2010 (ESB International)
"ESB International (ESBI) has entered an agreement with one of Europe's largest electricity utilities, Vattenfall, to develop ocean wave energy projects off the west coast of Ireland.
"ESB's international wing and Vattenfall's Irish operation, Tonn Energy, are to work together towards achieving the world's first full-scale wave energy farm generating up to 10MW of electricity in Irish waters."
click to enlarge"The agreement between the two companies involves collecting extensive survey data and evaluating local wave resources, seabed conditions and environmental sensitivities on particular sites along the west coast. The project will see Irish ocean energy companies working with Government bodies to put in place the Foreshore consenting and transmission grid access that is necessary for commercial ocean energy off the west coast.
"The project will assist in reaching the Government's target of generating 500 megawatts of electricity from ocean energy by 2020…The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan said that Ireland can realistically be a world leader in emerging green technologies…"
posted by Herman K. Trabish @ 12:13 AM
1 Comments:
What is needed are energy systems that are inexpensive, clean, and self contained, do not rely on fossil fuels and can be developed and maintained locally. You think I am dreaming I can feel that in my bones! Yet over the past (give or take ) hundred years or so, scientists, inventors and various curious people, have developed ideas and innovations, that would help us move totally away from our reliance on the presently accepted norms of oil, coal and gas – aka ‘fossil fuels’. Consider the work of Nikola Telsa and Stanley Meyer for starters!
If our governments are sincere in their attempt to reduce carbon emissions, and also reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, then why have they hidden this information from us? It is known that they have had knowledge of most of these innovations and scientific discoveries for a very long time. How do you define ‘sincerity’? Or better still can you say ‘sincerity’ and ‘government’ in the one breathe? An oxymoron!
http://just-me-in-t.blogspot.com/2010/06/define-sincerity.html
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