Wind Power News: Cyprus
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Cyprus yet to sign up to bat protection
Bat populations in Europe are on the decline but there is no way of telling by how much in Cyprus because there is no monitoring in place, a conference on bats highlighted yesterday.
“The problem in Cyprus is that we have no records of the numbers of bats as there is no monitoring like in other countries,” said Patricia Radnor, Director of Animal Responsibility Cyprus (ARC).
“In Cyprus there is just one person employed by the Forestry Department responsible for monitoring bat . . .
Larnaca locals protest wind farm plan for outskirts of town
Residents of Psevdas have protested against the Community Council’s decision to move ahead with the creation of a wind park south of the community.
Locals met on Wednesday afternoon to demonstrate against the Community Council’s decision. The plan involves the installation and the operation of three wind turbines on a hillside around three kilometres away from the residential area of Psevdas.
According to the Larnaca Press News Agency, during the demonstration a document was revealed showing that the Council’s decision was affected . . .
Bird concern over wind farm plan near Cape Greco
A row has broken out over the proposed site for the creation of a wind farm in the Famagusta area.
According to the Green Party, the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) has issued a licence for the Cape Greco National Park, with CERA saying the site is actually in Ayia Napa. A Green Party statement expressed concern over CERA’s decision. “We are not opposed to wind farms and the exploitation of their energy and have for decades been requesting the promotion . . .
Wind farm protest forces workers to abandon site
Residents of the village of Ayios Theodoros in Larnaca yesterday carried out a protest against plans for wind farms in the area.
After a community meeting on Wednesday night, the village council decided to hold a demonstration at the “˜Kalatrikas’ area 1.3 kilometres outside the residential area of the village. Inhabitants of the Ayios Theodoros village were at the scene by 4am yesterday, planning to disrupt the work of the construction company.
After a heated debate between residents and construction workers, also . . .
'We have spent too much money to stop now'
Vandals took to wind masts at the weekend, causing over £200,00 worth of damage but wind energy companies say they won’t be deterred.
Wind energy companies say wind farms in the area of Ayios Theodoros wind , despite the vandalism that saw monitoring equipment destroyed.
The wind masts have been set up in the area to measure and evaluate wind speeds in the area. Vandals cut the cables that supported the masts, resulting in the destruction of the devices.
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Cyprus to get windfarms
A Greek company has announced its local subsidiary had won production licenses to build new windparks in Cyprus, following last week’s EU energy report that showed the island fell short in the area of developing Renewable Energy Sources (RES).
Ch.Rokas ABEE’s subsidiary Rokas Aeoliki Cyprus Ltd will build four new windpower parks in Cyprus, giving a total power of 179.4 MW.
According to reports the €200 million project will be built in two stages.
The first will include the construction of windpower parks . . .
Wind power locations need careful choosing
Birdlife Cyprus has expressed concern for the safety of millions of birds after the government last week announced the licensing of 23 wind farms across the island.
The organisation’s manager, Martin Hellicar told the Mail that there are plans for 505 turbines in total at a cost of several million pounds.
“Most will be in Larnaca due to the town’s topography and geographical location,” he explained.
“BirdLife Cyprus is not opposed to wind power per se. But in the current drive to put . . .
