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Energy’s new frontier – offshore wind power

Offshore Wind Energy – opening up a New Frontier, Renewable Energy World, By Matthew Allen   |   September 13, 2011, German American Offshore Wind Conference, October 18 in Jersey City, NJ

Oct 18th, 2011 in Jersey City, NJ German Government sponsored Conference emphasizes cooperation between US and Germany More than 21,607 wind turbines currently produce about 7% of Germany’s total electrical power, providing over 96,100 jobs. As of 2011, Germany’s federal government is working on a new plan for increasing renewable energy commercialization, with a particular focus on offshore wind farms. In the United States, Wind power accounted for 2.3% of the electricity generated in 2010, all from inland based sources, none off shore. By 2030, the U.S. Department of Energy’s envisions a 20% wind energy contribution, including 4% from offshore wind power.

With the goal of cementing the cooperation between Germany and the US in the growing offshore wind industry, the German American Chamber of Commerce in New York (GACC) will be holding the German American Offshore Wind Conference at theLiberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ beginning at 9:00am on October 18th.  The event is free to attend and is sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi).

This conference will feature some of the most influential players in the industry today, including Siemens Energy’s Offshore Wind Americas Group, which has agreed to supply 130 offshore turbines to Cape Wind.  Participants will also hear from Peter Mandelstam, the President of NRG Bluewater Wind, which has projects under development in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York.  Kris Ohleth, the Director of Permitting at the Atlantic Wind Connection will outline the project that will place a backbone transmission cable off the coast of the Mid-Atlantic to provide the infrastructure needed to build a reliable wind energy network….. http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/german-american-chamber-of-commerce-new-york/news/article/2011/09/offshore-wind-energy-opening-up-a-new-frontier

September 14, 2011 - Posted by | general

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