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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.


March 28, 2013 • Netherlands, Press releasesPrint storyE-mail story

Government identifies new locations for onshore wind farms

Following consultations with the country’s provincial authorities, the government has identified 11 potential locations for the construction of large-scale wind farms between now and 2020. The plans are set out in the Draft Policy Strategy for Onshore Wind Energy, approved by the Cabinet on the recommendation of infrastructure and environment minister Melanie Schultz van Hagen and economic affairs minister Henk Kamp. The sites identified by the government are suitable for wind energy projects with an output of over 100 MW. . . .

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February 2, 2013 • Canada, NetherlandsPrint storyE-mail story

An ill wind

It’s a brisk, breezy day and the view is green and flat long into the horizon. Trees line the roadway while farmers sow their fields beyond. I watch as I drive by, but it’s not farmers I’m looking for. I’m travelling along the rural roads of Flevoland, the Netherland’s youngest province. It wasn’t officially formed until 1986, created on land that used to be below the sea. But I’m not here for that either. Not today. Today, I’m chasing windmills. . . .

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December 31, 2012 • NetherlandsPrint storyE-mail story

Vleermuizenleed door windmolens | Bats killed by wind turbines

HEIJNINGEN – Op last van de rechtbank in Breda komt er aanvullend onderzoek naar het aantal vleermuizen dat sterft door windmolenpark Sabinadijk in het Noord-Brabantse Heijningen. [bndestem.nl: De rechtbank in Breda legt de windmolens van het windpark Sabinadijk in Heijningen stil. De rechtbank vernietigt het besluit van de minister van Economische Zaken om niet op te treden tegen overtredingen van de Flora- en Faunawet.] Deskundigen schatten dat elk jaar 59 gewone vleermuizen en 17 zogeheten ruige dwergvleermuizen zich te pletter . . .

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December 14, 2012 • NetherlandsPrint storyE-mail story

Agreement reached on new wind turbine policy

National and provincial government have reached agreement on the locations for hundreds of new wind turbines, ending years of dispute, news agency ANP reports. The bulk of the new wind parks and turbines will be located in Flevoland province, where strong winds are most prevalent, ANP said. Groningen and Zuid-Holland provinces will also take a large percentage of the new wind parks. Between 4% and 5% of the Netherlands’ energy usage is currently derived from sustainable sources but the government . . .

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December 4, 2012 • NetherlandsPrint storyE-mail story

2402 petition against windmills

LEEUWARDEN – Hoe massaal het verzet tegen de windparken voor de kust van Makkum en in het gebied Harlingen-Makkum ook is, garantie op succes is er niet. Uit de hand van Sinterklaas zelf overhandigde het actiecomité Hou Friesland Mooi dinsdag in het Provinsjehûs een petitie aan commissaris van de koningin John Jorritsma. Getekend door 2402 mensen. Meer hierover woensdag in de krant.

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November 8, 2012 • NetherlandsPrint storyE-mail story

Province blows off wind turbines at Weerribben

De provincie Overijssel heeft donderdag een plan voor de plaatsing van windmolens bij nationaal park Wieden-Weerribben afgeblazen. Eerder zei ook de gemeente Steenwijkerland al ‘nee’ tegen het plan. Bedreiging voor purperreiger Natuurorganisaties waren meteen tegen het plan, omdat de 160 meter hoge molens een bedreiging zouden vormen voor de internationaal beschermde purperreiger, die in het natuurgebied huist. Toch verleende Overijssel eerder wel een vergunning. De provincie ziet de locatie nu echter niet langer als kansrijk, meldde ze donderdag. ,,We zijn . . .

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September 12, 2012 • NetherlandsPrint storyE-mail story

Dutch ban construction of future wind turbines

Winds of change are blowing through The Netherlands. The government of North Holland plans to ‘red light’ future construction of all wind turbines. It’s a shocking decision since they’ve been using wind power for centuries and, well that’s one of the things Holland’s known for. During a worldwide battle for renewable energy why would any country limit or refuse to ‘Go Green’? Looks! Some Dutch say the New Age wind turbines are ugly, noisy, monstrosities. Yeah, these aren’t your parents’ . . .

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September 11, 2012 • Mexico, NetherlandsPrint storyE-mail story

Dutch wind farm in trouble in Mexico

Dutch pension fund PGGM is the under fire in Mexico because of its plans for a wind farm in the south of the country. Furious local farmers and fishermen are demanding that the project be abandoned. The conflict centres on the Marena Renovables project, a wind farm under construction near the Indian village of San Dionisio del Mar on the Mexican west coast. Once completed, the project would be the largest wind farm in Latin America. It is being jointly . . .

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September 5, 2012 • NetherlandsPrint storyE-mail story

Dutch province tilts at (real) windmills

The Netherlands has been famous for its windmills for centuries but now one of its most populous provinces has said it wants to ban their modern-day incarnations – wind turbines – on the grounds that they are ugly and noisy. The government of North Holland, home to the Netherlands’ largest city, Amsterdam, has authorised a giant wind power project in the north of the province and had been considering applications to construct 20 similar projects. But on Wednesday it said . . .

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September 5, 2012 • NetherlandsPrint storyE-mail story

Noord-Holland verbiedt windmolens

In de provincie Noord-Holland mogen geen nieuwe windmolens worden geplaatst. Eind dit jaar moet er een algeheel verbod komen, zegt gedeputeerde Bond. De grote, moderne windmolens passen volgens de provincie niet in het landschap. Het besluit is een tegenvaller voor ongeveer twintig geplande windmolenprojecten in Noord-Holland. Die gaan nu niet door. Alleen bij Wieringermeer mag nog wel een nieuw park worden gebouwd, omdat de provincie daarover afspraken heeft gemaakt met het Rijk. In juli werd al besloten om een vergunningenstop . . .

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