Comments on: Ventus announces 1,000 megawatt wind project http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/01/17/ventus-announces-1000-megawatt-wind-project/ Trends, happenings and innovations in the clean technology market Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/01/17/ventus-announces-1000-megawatt-wind-project/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Anonymous Thu, 19 Jan 2006 03:24:14 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/01/17/ventus-announces-1000-megawatt-wind-project/#comment-192 Hi Tyler and EE: Are your calculations accounting for the increased retail cost of turbines in the last while due to high market demand and to the price of oil? I met a sheet-plastics salesman in the summer who said that their product doubled in price due to oil price increases, and a WindShare windpower coop rep here in Toronto said that since turbine blades are mainly oil-based resins -the fiberglass is soaking in it -they too are subject to this oil price factor. Jp Hi Tyler and EE:

Are your calculations accounting for the increased retail cost of turbines in the last while due to high market demand and to the price of oil? I met a sheet-plastics salesman in the summer who said that their product doubled in price due to oil price increases, and a WindShare windpower coop rep here in Toronto said that since turbine blades are mainly oil-based resins -the fiberglass is soaking in it -they too are subject to this oil price factor.

Jp

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/01/17/ventus-announces-1000-megawatt-wind-project/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Anonymous Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:36:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/01/17/ventus-announces-1000-megawatt-wind-project/#comment-191 You are right to question the economic viability; a quick calculation shows that at today's rates for power purchases, this project will realize myabe a 12 to 15% gross return on investment - surely not enough given the risks involved. Is there something fishy going on? You are right to question the economic viability; a quick calculation shows that at today’s rates for power purchases, this project will realize myabe a 12 to 15% gross return on investment – surely not enough given the risks involved. Is there something fishy going on?

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