Wind Power News: France
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.
Canadians invited to weigh in on wind turbine proposal for Juno Beach
For decades visitors to the D-Day beaches on the northwest coast of France have looked out at the English Channel, taking in the journey made by Allied troops that marked a turning point in the Second World War. The view from some of those sites — including Juno Beach where 359 Canadians died — could soon change if a plan succeeds to build an army of wind turbines some 10 kilometres offshore. Canadians now have a chance to voice their . . .
Parc éolien: 330 oppositions déposées contre en Valais
Un mois après sa mise à l’enquête, le parc éolien prévu à Charrat et à Saxon a entraîné 229 oppositions dans la première commune valaisanne et 261 dans la seconde, dont 160 identiques. Un peu plus de 40% de ces oppositions proviennent des habitants des deux communes concernées. “Nous sommes surpris en bien”, ont relevé les présidents des communes de Charrat et de Saxon vendredi dans un communiqué. Satisfaction également du côté de ValEole, qui s’attendait “à une volée d’oppositions”. . . .
Anger at turbines on battle site
A French firm is planning to build a wind farm on the site of a First World War battlefield where 28 members of the 13th Scunthorpe and Brigg Platoon lost their lives. The company, InnoVent, wants to put 10 turbines – each the height of Big Ben – on the site of the 1915 Battle of Loos in France, where tens of thousands of British soldiers were killed. Outrage in North Lincolnshire about the plan is being led by lorry . . .
Wind farm threat to D-Day beaches
Every year thousands of people make a pilgrimage to the D-Day beaches in Normandy to remember the Allied troops who landed there to liberate France from Nazi occupation. Nearly 70 years after the assault that changed the course of the Second World War, however, the beaches face an invasion of another sort — wind turbines. The plan to build a huge offshore wind farm within sight of land has upset veterans and their families and has triggered protests from environmentalists. . . .
Will they site them on the beaches? D-Day for veterans’ fight to stop Normandy wind farms
For nearly 70 years, visitors to the D-Day beaches have stared out to sea and recalled the moment when one of the largest fleets ever assembled emerged from the Channel mist on 6 June 1944. Within a couple of years that view could be changed forever by an immense off-shore wind-farm. As The Independent revealed two years ago, a site in the Bay of the Seine, six miles off the invasion beaches, has been selected by the French government for . . .
Concern at windfarm plans at World War I battlefield site
Dundee civic and military figures have called on French authorities to treat sensitively a plan to build a windfarm on a First World War battlefield of deep significance to the city. A company has applied to install 10 turbines on the site of the 1915 Battle of Loos, where tens of thousands of young British soldiers died. The memorial on Dundee Law is lit every year on September 25 to commemorate the many Black Watch soldiers from the Dundee area . . .
Eoliennes: elles soufflent un vent contraire (Blowback against wind turbines)
[In Lot, there are seven groups opposing industrial wind energy projects. They come together to exchange ideas, including combined action.] Face aux projets éoliens dans le Lot, sept associations locales font souffler un vent contraire. Elles font part aujourd’hui de leurs constats, alors que la loi Brottes a été votée cette semaine. Rappelons qu’elle supprime les Zones de développement de l’éolien et la règle des 5 mâts minimum. «Nous constatons tous que ces projets prennent forme dans un processus antidémocratique, . . .
Vents contraires sur l’éolien (Headwinds for wind energy)
[The Community of Communes has delivered an unfavorable opinion on the erection of wind turbines in Nachamps and Courant.] Au cours de sa réunion mardi dernier, la Communauté de communes a donné un avis défavorable à l’implantation d’éoliennes à Nachamps et Courant. On pouvait s’en douter, le Schéma régional climat air énergie Poitou-Charentes (SCRAE), présenté par la Région et le préfet de région, qui avait reçu un avis défavorable de la municipalité de Saint-Jean-d’Angély, puis au syndicat du Pays des . . .
Une éolienne en feu (Burning wind turbine)
Spectacle impressionnant. Une éolienne est flammes à Euvy. Une épaisse fumée noire se dégage dans le ciel. Le rotor, placé en haut du mât est en flammes et l’une des trois pales est tombée au sol. Photos envoyées par un Tiper. EUVY (Marne). Il s’agit d’un incendie aussi inhabituel que surprenant. Une éolienne implantée à Euvy, près de Fère-Champenoise dans la Marne, est en feu depuis 15 heures. Spectacle impressionnant. Une éolienne est flammes à Euvy. Une épaisse fumée noire . . .
War graves risk fear: Wind farm to be built on site of First World War battlefield
An energy firm wants to build 10 turbines – each twice the height of Big Ben – on the site where tens of thousands died The remains of British soldiers could be disturbed if a plan to build a wind farm on the site of a First World War battlefield goes ahead. Energy firm InnoVent wants to build 10 turbines – each twice the height of Big Ben – on the site of the 1915 Battle of Loos, near Calais, . . .
