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Promoting the British Midlands component supply chain "The WindSupply Project managed by MEBC Projects is funded and supported by a growing number of regional development agencies, led by Advantage West Midlands, East Midlands Development Agency, Yorkshire Forward and the European Union. In Co-operation with Renewables North West and the Engineering Forum. Wind Turbines supply chain in West Midlands The following materials can be downloaded related to this project:
West Midlands Wind Energy Project: UK component manufacturers are facing a real business opportunity in the emerging UK wind energy sector. The future need for components is such that existing supply lines, many in Germany and Holland, will not have the capacity to respond. Delegates to the workshop came from across the UK and from the continent. They concluded that the UK's commitment to renewable energy - to by 2010 have 10% of the energy produced in the UK originated by renewable sources, was achievable but that it may take longer than the government hopes. The upturn in demand is already causing major developers to seek UK suppliers and perhaps more is being produced already in the UK than is commonly thought. Whilst some of the demand is for specialist equipment, equally there will be a significant demand for "nuts and bolts" and other basic components. A review workshop looking at WindSupply should more focussed to meet the needs of the potential UK component supply chain, and use university Research & Development to break into the mainland European dominated manufactures?
A workshop staged in joint venture with the Engineering Forum and East Midlands Development Agency attracted around 80 engineering and manufacturing delegates.
Two workshops held in January 2004 in the West Midlands region - one in West Bromwich and one in Coventry - attracted more than 150 representatives from mainly engineering and manufacturing companies - all interested as potential suppliers to the growing UK wind generated power industry.
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