Wind Power News: Finland
These news and opinion items are gathered by National Wind Watch to help keep readers informed about developments related to industrial wind energy. They are the products of the organizations or individuals noted and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Wind Watch.
Wind energy companies battle doubts and fears
Environment Ministry Chief of Staff Hannele Pokka says that she is surprised at the large number of appeals submitted against wind power projects in Finland.
“The power plants are like lepers. Nobody wants to have them near”, she says.
Windpower subsidies remain unclaimed
Although tens of millions of euros were earmarked to advance the sector this year, the construction of a national windpower network is proceeding more slowly than expected. Windpower companies blame regulations such as those that prohibit building them even dozens of kilometres away from airports. Firms in the sector have laid plans to erect as many as 1,000 new windmills, but now a significant proportion of those projects have been delayed. One of the biggest stumbling blocks has been legislation . . .
Finland seen to be unlikely to follow Germany on nuclear energy issue
Opposition to nuclear energy increased in Finland after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, but unlike Germany, which announced a plan to phase out nuclear energy on Monday, no widespread change in attitudes has been seen. Finnish opponents of nuclear energy are nevertheless encouraged by Germany’s decision. “Germany’s path is not in sight in Finland in any way”, says Jorma Aurela, top engineer at the Energy Department of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy. Taking the same view is Mikael . . .
Investigative journalist to be EPAW’s spokesman in Scandinavia
[Wind Watch is a little late in posting this announcement, and do so now along with several pieces by Peter Skeel Hjorth in the Resource Library.] Our organisation, which regroups 358 member-associations, federations and other groups from 19 European countries, has the pleasure of announcing the nomination of Peter Skeel Hjorth as its spokesman for Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway and Sweden) plus Finland and the Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia). He will represent EPAW in these countries, sending or relaying . . .
