WICO 2nd Newsletter July 2010
Welcome to the second edition of the WICO newsletter July 2010...
Welcome to the second edition of this free WICO newsletter which aims to keep you informed of the progress of the Wind of the Coast Project and issues and findings surrounding small wind turbines.
Please forward this newsletter to any colleagues and associates that you think might be interested to know about the project and ask them to subscribe to receive future newsletters at
http://www.marinesoutheast.co.uk/wico/#subs
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WICO project update July 2010...
The WICO partners of the Province of Ravenna (Italy), Marine South East (UK) and the Diputacion of Huelva (Spain) have met together a number of times since the start of the WICO project to progress the various aims of the project and each partner has also held at least one workshop within their own territory to publicize the project, obtain feedback on key themes and raise awareness of issues surrounding small wind applications.
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Wind of Coast (WICO) e brochure available for download...
WICO has produced an e-brochure detailing the project background as well as listing the project aims and giving information on the project partners.
The brochure is available to download from
http://www.marinesoutheast.co.uk/wico/downloads
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Changes to UK Feed-In Tariffs could benefit small wind systems...
The UK has the best wind resources in Europe and is in the forefront of the small wind energy business. It is home to a number of leading manufacturers who achieved a 45.4% growth in export market revenues in 2009.
Since 1 April 2010 the small wind industry has been boosted by the new Feed-In Tariff (FIT) scheme that offers generous rewards for electricity generated using a range of technologies. Energy from small wind systems is now particularly attractive for businesses situated in windy coastal locations.
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Conclusions from first Spanish local workshop...
The Diputacion of Huelva, which is the Spanish partner in the WICO project, has held 2 local workshops. The first was held in February 2010 and the second in May 2010 and 15 key stakeholders attended the events.
The main conclusions from the two workshops were as follows:
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Case study from Spain: wind installations successfully installed on mobile phone transmitters...
The Spanish parnter of the WICO project, the Diputacion of Huelva is leading on a project in Spain called the RuralRES project http://ruralres.diphuelva.es/ which has particular relevance to the WICO project.
The RURALRes project is developing 15 best practices in 'miniwind' and of particular interest is a success story currently taking place in Spain where mobile phone transmitter relay stations are being equipped with hybrid installations including small wind turbines.
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Feedback from the first British workshop held during Seawork Exhibition in Southampton June 2010...
On 17th June the WICO project hosted a workshop during the Seawork 2010 exhibition in Southampton. The event focused upon the opportunities small wind systems represent to marine businesses.
Many marine companies will have access to coastal locations with significantly better wind resources than further inland. For these locations wind turbines of various designs and sizes will be strong contenders within a low-carbon energy strategy. The power generated by a wind turbine increases as a cube function of the wind speed. This makes sites with higher mean wind velocities very much more attractive.
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Coming soon.......open workshop in Ravenna on the 1st October 2010...
The Italian partners of the WICO project, Province of Ravenna, will be presenting the WICO project at a conference in Ravenna on 1st October http://www.ravenna2010.it
The event specialises in the the management of waste, water and energy. The exhibition and conference which takes place from 29th September to 1st October, includes a busy schedule of conferences, workshops, LabMeetings and cultural events addressed to experts, planners, universities, public administrations and business operators.
