Wind Power News: Ireland
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An Taisce objects to Moycullen wind farm
An Taisce has made an appeal to an Bord Pleanala over the county council’s decision to grant planning permission for a wind farm in Moycullen.
Cruachan Wind Energy Ltd. was given the go ahead earlier this month to build four wind turbines at boglands in Lealetter.
An Taisce is objecting to the council’s decision amid concerns that the wind farm will seriously affect the natural habitat of the area.
Tesco’s massive turbines to eclipse tallest building
Retail giant Tesco is to be granted planning permission to construct two massive 300-feet high wind turbines at its distribution centre in north Dublin that, when completed, will be taller than the Republic’s tallest building, The Elysian in Cork.
Fingal Co Council has just given the provisional go-ahead for the two wind turbines that will each have a 213-feet tall support base and 85-feet wide blades that will bring the total height of the structures to 91 metres. That’s slightly under . . .
Windfarm plan attracts over 300 objections
Westmeath County Council has received 336 objections to the planning application lodged by the Cavan firm Galetech for permission to build a 12 turbine windfarm at Gaybrook.
A massive number of objections came in on Wednesday and Thursday of last week, as residents from a large swathe of south-east Mullingar, but from other parts of the county and further afield, rushed to ensure they had their objections in and fees paid before Thursday evening’s deadline.
A decision on the Galetech application is . . .
In excess of 300 objections to Mullingar Windfarm
Over 300 objections have been made against a proposed wind farm for county Westmeath.
The Midlands Industrial Wind Turbine Action Group says a total of 334 submissions against the development have been sent to Westmeath county council.
Galetech Energy wants to erect 12 turbines at Gaybrook, Mullingar.
The Cavan based company says the multi million euro investment would create 45 jobs during the construction phase and 12 full time positions when up and running.
Fears for frogs in Gaybrook if windfarm gets the go ahead
There are concerns for frogs in the Gaybrook Gaulstown area of Mullingar should a windfarm get the go ahead.
Galetech Energy want to erect 12 turbines at Gaybrook.
The Cavan based company says the multi million euro investment would create 45 jobs during the construction phase and 12 full time positions when up and running.
However a number of locals are against the project with hundreds attending recent opposition meetings.
The deadline for submissions or objections to the development is 4 o’clock this afternoon.
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Closing date looms for windfarm submissions
Members of the Midlands Industrial Wind Turbine Action Group are calling on all residents to have their say and make a submission on the proposed development of a 12-turbine wind farm at Gaybrook before the closing date – Thursday, March 4 at 4pm.
Emily Wallace of the Action Group said that those living in the area who feel they may be adversely affected by the proposed development should ensure that they lodge an objection with Westmeath County Council before it’s too . . .
Council may blow in favour of wind farm
Close to 200 people showed up for a meeting of residents on Monday night in the Bloomfield Hotel ahead of the impending date for submissions on the proposed development of a 12 turbine Wind Farm at Gaybrook, which is due on March 4.
Twelve turbines, all higher than the Dublin Spire or the Statue of Liberty, with a wing span of 130 meters, located within one kilometre of 251 households and two schools at Gainstown and Milltownpass, connected to the national . . .
Opinion divided over €200m wind farm plan
A planned €200 million wind farm for west Clare is facing opposition in spite of the project promising a €15.5m windfall to farm families in the area.
Plans were lodged last month by West Clare Renewable Energy Ltd for the 31-turbine wind farm on 3,000 acres of upland around Mount Callan that could produce enough energy to power 59,000 homes.
Each of the 30 farm families will receive €516,666 over the 20-year operational phase of the project, while an annual fund of . . .
ESB, Coillte in court over river damage
A judge gave the ESB and Coillte three months yesterday to put in place a legally-binding programme to save a river destroyed in a wind-farm development.
Judge Kevin Kilrane was told that 6,000 fish, mainly trout, were lost when tonnes of peat swept through the Owengar river in Co Leitrim after a turbine-building project went wrong on September 23rd, 2008.
He was told at Manorhamilton District Court it would take a minimum of €500,000 over five years to restore the river leading . . .
Gaybrook residents form committee to battle Galetech windfarm plan
“It’s like the sound of an aeroplane going to land that never lands” is how a woman living near a windfarm in Cavan has described the sound of the wind turbines in her area.
And Gaybrook residents – who are currently reeling over the news that the same firm that owns a windfarm in Cootehill now wants to erect twelve turbines in their area – have voiced clearly that the noise is among the major concerns in their minds about the . . .
