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Wind Power News: Heckington
Residents in fresh chance to have say on controversial wind turbine plans
Huge wind turbines could prove to be very noisy for locals, campaigners are warning – as residents get a new opportunity to register their view on the scheme. Twenty-two wind turbines are being proposed for East Heckington Fen as part of the plan to generate green electricity. The development has been the subject of multiple planning applications and an appeal during a period of almost seven years – and now residents have another chance to have their say. In the . . . Complete story »
Residents object to plan to lengthen wind turbine blades (that are already as long as a footy pitch)
Hundreds of campaigners who claim they were denied their say on controversial plans to upgrade “the largest wind farm in Lincolnshire” have now been told the Government will consider their objections. Power firm Ecotricity submitted plans for 22 turbines at East Heckington Fen in 2013 which were approved by the government. But earlier this year the company wanted to increase the diameter of the blades – which are already the length of a football pitch. Another consultation was held and . . . Complete story »
West Pinchbeck campaigners win four-year campaign to defeat wind farm
Campaigners have won their four-year battle to stop a wind farm being built at West Pinchbeck. The words “We Have Won!” next to a picture of two filled champagne glasses appeared on the Stop West Pinchbeck Wind Farm website after South Holland District Council (SHDC) ruled the Wind Ventures Ltd application had run out of time for an appeal against non-determination. This means the application is dead in the water. Leading campaigner Tony Fear said: “We are of course delighted . . . Complete story »
Wind farm set to blow up new storm of protest
Public meetings last week saw growing support for an action group fighting the construction of a 22-turbine wind farm at Heckington Fen. ‘Heck Off’ – as it is being called – held a well-attended public meeting last Tuesday in the Hume Arms at South Kyme to explain to concerned residents the latest position in which developers Ecotricity are seeking to amend their current permission for a wind farm on land at Heckington Fen. The company has requested permission to increase . . . Complete story »
New action group to fight amendments to Heckington Fen wind farm scheme
Two public meetings are to be held this week to gather support for the launch of a new action group fighting the building of a 22 turbine wind farm at Heckington Fen. ‘Heck Off’ as it is being called, will hold the first meeting tonight (Tuesday) in the Hume Arms at South Kyme from 7pm to explain to any interested residents the latest position in which wind farm developers Ecotricity are proposing to amend their current planing permission granted by . . . Complete story »
Longer blades plan for ‘Lincolnshire’s biggest wind farm’ sparks new protest
Wind farm protesters are gearing up for a new campaign because a power firm wants to increase the diameter of blades which are already the length of a football pitch. Residents claims they had no idea the changes were being asked for at what’s being dubbed Lincolnshire’s biggest wind farm, which will generate electricity. The plans for 22 turbines were submitted by Ecotricity and planning was approved by the Government in 2013. The development will be built at East Heckington . . . Complete story »
The wind tycoon, the donations to Labour and £36m in subsidies
Dale Vince has done all right for a former hippy. Reckoned to be Britain’s wealthiest green energy tycoon, he lives in a castle, drives a £750,000 electric sports car and sits on a fortune worth more than £100 million. Not content with saving the planet, last week he rode to Ed Miliband’s rescue too. Just as the Labour leader was reeling from accusations he had deserted British business, Mr Vince intervened. Through his green energy company Ecotricity, Mr Vince donated £250,000 . . . Complete story »
Residents worry Bicker Fen power link set to devastate environment
Residents worried about a controversial plan to import electricity from Denmark have contacted their MEP for help. Plans have been drafted by RWE Innogy to connect the so-called Viking Link, from Denmark through undersea cables and then across Lincolnshire to a sub-station at the Bicker Fen wind farm. An estimated 200 landowners would be affected on the route between Anderby Creek and Bicker Fen, a wind farm near the village of Bicker. It comes at the same time developers are . . . Complete story »
Wind turbines trash the landscape for the benefit of billionaires
Is it fair for the chancellor to cut pensions for the poor while offering a million pounds a year to the Duke of Roxburghe for letting the wind blow? Is it fair to offer half a million to the Earl of Moray, a third of a million to the Earl of Glasgow, and a quarter of a million to the Duke of Beaufort, Sir Alastair Gordon Cumming and Sir Reginald Sheffield, the prime minister’s father-in-law? Is it fair to promise . . . Complete story »
Campaigners celebrate wind farm substation victory
Local campaigners were celebrating after developers behind an offshore wind farm scheme opted not to site an electricity substation on their doorstep, instead selecting another site on the opposite site of the South Forty Foot Drain between Swineshead and Bicker. RWE NPower Renewables had been studying four sites on which to locate the substation compound to hook up to the National Grid. It would link underground power cables from the Triton Knoll offshore windfarm off the county’s coast. Matt Mountain, . . . Complete story »
