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Germany's RWE to try barge power

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Published: Feb. 11, 2009 at 5:35 PM
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ESSEN, Germany, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Germany's RWE Power, a division of Germany-based RWE Group, announced it is about to deploy a new pilot project using barges to provide power.

The new project will generate power from combined-cycle gas turbine power stations that will be built on floating barges that can be moved and installed at various locations.

"We will be able to provide electricity quickly and reliably exactly where it is needed at a given time. It is also a low-risk way of exploring new growth markets for large projects on land," Johannes Lambertz, chief executive officer of RWE Power, said.

The first RWE Power barges are expected to be available starting in 2010. The company is looking for partners in financing and development.

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