neftegaz.ru: London Array: Shell Lets Her Majesty Down
05.05.2008 11:05
The UK was set to be the world leader in building offshore wind farms, but Shell said it was selling its stake in what would be the worlds biggest, with a 1,000 megawatt capacity.
Shell said the withdrawal was part of a review of its operations, but one of its partners in the project raised concerns about the economics of the project, given the spiraling costs of erecting offshore turbines.
Denmarks Dong Energy A/S is the second remaining partner in the project.
Dong Energy said it was considering its options, the FT reported.
The cost of the London Array project is thought to have more than doubled since 2003, when it was estimated at 1 billion pounds, or about 1.3 billion euros.
Wind turbine manufacturers have raised their prices as commodity prices have risen, and strong demand for turbines means there is a two-year waiting list.
The UK government said the London Array was likely to go ahead without Shells participation.
London Array is a project for 341 turbines in the Thames Estuary, off the south-eastern coast of the UK, which would have enough generating capacity to power a quarter of Londons homes.
Shell said it would continue to invest in onshore wind projects in the US, where it is easier to gain permissions to put up turbines, the Financial Times reported.
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Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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