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Published Date: 12 June 2008
THE world's first marine hydrogen wind-power development is being earmarked for the Western Isles, it emerged last night.
Early talks have taken place over installing a floating offshore wind farm between the Hebrides and the mainland.

The Dutch developer Blue H Technologies is considering building about 90 wind turbines 110 metres high on semi-submerged offshore platforms in the Minch between Lewis and Wester Ross.

The farm would have nearly 400MW of capacity and may be anchored up to ten miles off the islands.

Blue H representatives was in Stornoway recently to sound out support for the plans. It is understood the company would seek public funding for the project.

Meanwhile, The Scotsman understands the Scottish Government has rubberstamped planning permission for a £45 million wind farm at Feiriosbhal on Lewis.



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1

Guga II,

Rockall 12/06/2008 06:41:39
This could be interesting. The Minch is a very busy, as well as quite a narrow channel.

If it's such a good idea, why do they want, or need, public funding for the project?
2

Unimpressed one,

12/06/2008 07:47:13
"If it's such a good idea, why do they want, or need, public funding for the project?"

Because it's an idiotic idea, that only greenatics would support.
3

Isonomia,

Lenzie 12/06/2008 13:23:33
If the Scottish wind industry hadn't treated the Scots like a cash cow perhaps Scottish onshore windfarms would have scottish windmills producing scottish energy to bring down scottish electricity bills.

Instead, we pay far more than our share, to buy foreign windmills, with next to no jobs and all our money goes to pay some really nasty people whose forebears cleared the very same land on which the windfarms are being built.
4

Greenheatman,

TAIN 12/06/2008 16:01:00
This is very poor engineering practice on top of ineffectual wind turbines. I note the pathetic electricity to hydrogen and back to electricity is back on the radar - no wonder they need public money - only numpty politicians are taken in by these con tricks.
5

Upbeat,

12/06/2008 18:57:43
Did anyone bother to tell the Dutch that the nearest national grid connector is too small to cope with this capacity..there are no planning consents for any enlargement of this grid connector in the planning or government " pipeline"

If the Dutch are compelled to provide their own conector and fund it by themselves ..they will go away .

This grid connector issue was the final 'nail in the coffin' of Barvas Moor as well.

 

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