Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:04pm EDT
* German conglomerate would supply 130 turbines
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., March 31 (Reuters) - The developers of what could become the first U.S. offshore wind farm have chosen Siemens AG (SIEGn.DE) to provide the turbines for the project off Cape Cod.
The German conglomerate declined to disclose the value of the order.
Siemens will supply 130 3.6 megawatt turbines for the Cape Wind project, a proposed wind farm in the Horseshoe Shoal off Nantucket that supporters say would make Massachusetts a leader in clean energy.
But the farm, which would generate 420 megawatts of power, enough for 336,000 typical American homes, has been the subject of intense local controversy.
While residents say they like the idea of playing a leading role in renewable energy, they worry that the 24-square-mile (62-square-kilometer) project will be unsightly and hurt tourism.
The project still needs the approval of the federal government. A decision is expected by the end of April. (Reporting by Scott Malone and James Kelleher; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN3121491520100331
* German conglomerate would supply 130 turbines
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., March 31 (Reuters) - The developers of what could become the first U.S. offshore wind farm have chosen Siemens AG (SIEGn.DE) to provide the turbines for the project off Cape Cod.
The German conglomerate declined to disclose the value of the order.
Siemens will supply 130 3.6 megawatt turbines for the Cape Wind project, a proposed wind farm in the Horseshoe Shoal off Nantucket that supporters say would make Massachusetts a leader in clean energy.
But the farm, which would generate 420 megawatts of power, enough for 336,000 typical American homes, has been the subject of intense local controversy.
While residents say they like the idea of playing a leading role in renewable energy, they worry that the 24-square-mile (62-square-kilometer) project will be unsightly and hurt tourism.
The project still needs the approval of the federal government. A decision is expected by the end of April. (Reporting by Scott Malone and James Kelleher; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN3121491520100331
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