Comments on: Shell Ditches British Wind Farm, Faces Criticism

By: Massive Offshore UK Wind Farm Gets Green Light From Investors

Massive Offshore UK Wind Farm Gets Green Light From Investors — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:38:55 +0000

[...] of the project, slated for the Thames Estuary off the coast of London, fell into question after Shell pulled out of it last year. Masdar stepped in to help fill the void, only to raise concern again in January when it [...]

By: StatoilHydro and Statkraft Team Up on UK Wind

StatoilHydro and Statkraft Team Up on UK Wind — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:02:05 +0000

[...] is moving in on the UK wind market as companies such as Royal Dutch Shell and BP are moving out. The project is much smaller than the 1,000-MW London Array, but offshore wind can cost twice [...]

By: Future Looks Cloudy for the London Array « Earth2Tech

Future Looks Cloudy for the London Array « Earth2Tech — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:48:20 +0000

[...] London Array in October after Netherlands’ Royal Dutch Shell pulled out of the big wind farm earlier in 2008. Masdar holds a 20 percent stake, with Germany’s E.ON maintaining 30 percent ownership and [...]

By: Call For a Green New Deal in the UK

Call For a Green New Deal in the UK — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:01:37 +0000

[...] to the United States. And in May, Netherland’s Royal Dutch Shell announced that it would sell its stake in the London Array, expected to be the largest offshore wind farm in the world when it’s [...]

By: Vattenfall Barrels Into UK Wind Past Big Oil « Earth2Tech

Vattenfall Barrels Into UK Wind Past Big Oil « Earth2Tech — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:21:14 +0000

[...] hit earlier this year when another oil company, the Netherland’s Royal Dutch Shell, sold its stake in the giant London Array project, which is expected to be the largest offshore wind farm in the world once complete. The London [...]

By: BP’s Wind Plans Blow Toward the U.S. « Earth2Tech

BP’s Wind Plans Blow Toward the U.S. « Earth2Tech — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:11:55 +0000

[...] wind market by an oil giant. In May, Netherland’s Royal Dutch Shell announced that it would pull out of the massive London Array project, expected to be the largest offshore wind farm in the world [...]

By: Masdar Takes 20 Percent Stake In World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm « Earth2Tech

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:55:57 +0000

[...] The first phase of the project, which will erect 175 turbines, is scheduled to be completed by 2012. But rising costs have plagued the project and forced the previous Big Oil partner, Royal Dutch Shell, to pull out earlier this year. [...]

By: Hannah Steiner

Hannah Steiner — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:56:35 +0000

The idea of oil companies investing in alternative energy sources has always confused me, and this case perfectly demonstrates the dilemma. While public opinion pressures them to develop and invest in new, eco-friendly energy sources, these technologies are costly to create and have uncertain returns. Combine this riskiness with the exceedingly high profits of oil sales, and motivation to pursue alternative energy drops even lower.

At some point in the future, when oil prices become too high for regular consumption, the experimental investments will payoff. However, it will be a long, expensive, and painful transition from oil to alternative energy, and not every company will survive.

By: Al Fin

Al Fin — Sun, 04 May 2008 19:34:43 +0000

We are beginning to see more and more situations like this where environmentalists are on both sides of the issue, fighting each other to prove who cares more about the Earth.

The precautionary principle can sometimes grow so monstrous as to consume all action. If you want a great die-off to eliminate 95% of humans, fine. Just you go first.