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Britain this week, announced the beginning of a plan of offshore wind investment at a time when some are questioning his commitment to the development of the industry.
British enterprise and Energy Minister Michael Fallon, speaking at a conference of the wind power industry Wednesday in Manchester, England, announced the creation of an Offshore wind investment organization to "stimulate more jobs" in the industry.
"Offshore wind is a major success for the United Kingdom and we want to increase the levels of foreign investment," he said. "This will be an important part of our industrial strategy for the sector later this year, and we create the Offshore wind investment organization to lead this activity."
Touting the record of Britain's 3.3 gigawatts of offshore wind energy installed - more than in the rest of the world put in place - Fallon predicts new industry-led partnership would contribute to 'further improve the benefits of the offshore wind energy sector can bring to the U.K. economy.'
The Government, in partnership with the wind energy industry, is developing an industrial strategy of offshore wind power to be issued this year, designed to help to achieve the potential of Great Britain for 18 gigawatts of wind turbines at sea installed by 2020.
Fallon says that the aim is to provide a vision in the long term to "help bring companies to the United Kingdom, competitiveness of the U.K. supply chain, create jobs, improve skills and stimulate the economy, as well as provide an essential contribution to our energy mix."
But it also comes at a time where the British coalition Government and members of Parliament rejected the idea of setting binding targets for wind energy and installations of solar energy by 2030, as requested by the European Union under its objectives long-term decarbonization.
Instead, they opted for a "technologically neutral" CO2 reduction goal that embraces an expansion of nuclear energy, the gas-fired power plants and the development of shale gas – bringing warnings that without firm targets for renewable energy, investors in the industry will be shy away from Britain.
For example, manufacturers such as General Electric and Vestas turbines are held rebate on commitments in Britain until they are more certain of the policy of the Government. GE UK had published plans for a factory of 157 million $ in Britain.
Simultaneous with the announcement of Fallon, RenewableUK British trade group issued a report stating that unless the Government and the industry coordinate their efforts to attract investment from wind power, the country will allow a "an once-in-a generation" escape second-hand manufacturing.
"If it don't seize, factories of the future large scale wind energy supply chain, making the huge blades, towers and foundations that we will need to retain the lead of the United Kingdom in the offshore wind, will be found elsewhere," said RenewableUK director general Maria McCaffery.
"There is potential to create tens of thousands of green manufacturing jobs in the balance. We are committed to working with the Government to ensure that the United Kingdom takes advantage of this opportunity to build an industry that will be the envy of the rest of the world. »
The industry group said that, in order to achieve the goal of 18-gigawatt, British offshore wind farm sector should up to seven plants turbine tower, seven blade, seven plants of nacelle, six plants to build foundations, six plants to build substations offshore and six cable plants.
Need more 20 vessels huge install offshore wind turbines and another 230 ships to transport workers and to the turbines as soon as they become operational.
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