mach-jan-01-08-p003-comment.qxp:MY_20070301 18/12/07 14:07 Page 3 comment ANDREW ALLCOCK, EDITOR

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ART EDITOR Roland Davies Machinery has followed the growth of in the UK from SALES DIRECTOR an engineering manufacturing perspective, looking to see if there Joe Opitz ([email protected]) is significant business for UK companies. We have been unable Mobile: 07967 169098 detect any groundswell of activity. SALES MANAGER Now with the December announcement by UK Business and John Sumner ([email protected]) Mobile: 07967 169155 Enterprise Secretary John Hutton, there’s another political push

ACCOUNT MANAGERS for . Up to 7,000 new wind turbines could be Peter Green ([email protected]) built around the British coastline by 2020. David Harman ([email protected]) According to the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA), the UK could have TELEPHONE SALES 20,000 MW of offshore wind capacity by 2020 – 17 per cent of UK supply versus Chris Warner ([email protected]) Stuart Tarrant ([email protected]) today’s 2 per cent. Currently operating UK offshore capacity is 400 MW; another 470 MW is under construction. PUBLISHING ASSISTANT Announcing the latest development, Mr Hutton said: “The challenge for the Kerry Wilkins ([email protected]) government and for industry is to turn this potential – for our energy and economy – CIRCULATION MANAGER into a cost-effective reality. This will be a major challenge. The UK has some of the Chris Jones ([email protected]) best offshore wind resources in the PRODUCTION world, a long history of design, Heather Upton ([email protected]) installation and operational expertise There’s another political push PUBLISHER in the offshore environment, and Peter Knutton ([email protected]) skills and manufacturing capability to transfer to this exciting new sector.” behind offshore wind power;

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Origination by JJays, Unit 4, Baron Court, But in October Mr Hutton was welcoming the news that Californian energy giant Chandlers Way, Temple Farm Industrial Estate, Clipper Windpower is to develop a new generation of offshore wind turbines in the Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 5SE Printed in England by Wyndeham Heron Ltd, North East of England. “Collaboration with the numerous local companies with skills Heybridge, Maldon, Essex CM9 4NW and capacity for turbine component production will be a great asset as we implement the manufacture of the Britannia wind turbine,” said James G P Dehlsen, chairman and CEO of Clipper Windpower. Regional Development Agency One NorthEast is supporting the Project Britannia development with a £5 million package and Clipper Windpower is basing its prototype technology at the New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC) in Blyth, Northumberland – the site of the UK’s first offshore wind farm. Ian Williams, One NorthEast director of business and industry, said: "We hope [Clipper’s investment] will lead to long term manufacturing and job creation in the region.” Machinery will continue to watch progress with interest.

*Companies interested in pursuing opportunities should visit www.windsupply.co.uk

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