Message-ID: <199603262254.OAA03473@cdp.igc.apc.org> Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 14:54:06 -0800 From: Tom Gray <mailto:tomgray@IGC.APC.ORG> Subject: --Difko Wins Island Wind Bid To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
DIFKO WINS USAF CONTRACT FOR ASCENSION ISLANDDifko Administration (US), Inc., of San Diego, Calif., will shortly be erecting four turbines on remote Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean, according to Difko CEO Jorn Larsen. The 1-MW project was awarded by the U.S. Air Force to Difko Service Co. and Pacific Industrial Electric. Contracts were signed September 5, Larsen said, and a "notice to proceed" should be issued around the end of this month.
Difko intends to use four Micon 250-kW machines, of the M700-250-50 model. The machines will be manufactured in Minnesota and will have a height of 40 meters and a rotor diameter of 29.8 meters, Larsen said. The turbines will offset diesel use on the island, which is located just south of the Equator, between Africa and South America. The island is only 35 square miles in area.
The contract allows Difko 440 days to complete the project, beginning September 5, and Larsen said the firm plans to ship the turbines within the next four months. No special modifications were needed for the remote location except for a non-corrosive paint to withstand the salt air, he said.
There are no civilians on the island, which is home to a U.S. Air Force Base although it is under British rule. Someone on the island will be trained in maintenance of the turbines, said Larsen, but monitoring and all possible maintenance will be done in Palm Springs, Calif. Regular visits will be made to the island, he added, for periodic service and any necessary repairs.
In other news, a Difko spokesperson said the firm is proceeding with development of two projects in Germany. A 3-MW project in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is slated for early 1996, and a 15-MW project in Thyringen is scheduled for the fall of 1996. The projects are expected to be constructed with Bonus and Micon turbines. _______________________________________________________________________________
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