Wind Power News: Press releases
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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.
Planning permission for the Den Brook Wind Farm quashed
We are pleased to be able to announce that the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has agreed to quash the planning permission for the Den Brook Wind Farm as a result of our legal actions.
A Consent Order signed at the last minute by the Secretary of State’s office, RES and ourselves details the reasons why the Secretary of State has agreed the Inspector’s decision was in error. The agreement remains subject to court ratification at which time . . .
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Mill Creek: Council recommends fewer turbines
Wellington City Council planners have recommended the proposed Mill Creek wind farm in the Ohariu Valley be given the go-ahead – but with fewer wind turbines.
The Council planning officer’s report to the upcoming hearing on Meridian Energy’s proposed wind farm recommends approval be given for 25 turbines rather than the 31 turbines proposed by Meridian Energy.
Council Local Area Planning Manager Dougal List says the removal of six turbines at the southern end of the site would lessen the visual and . . .
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East Lothian wind farm to be extended
The Crystal Rig windfarm near Dunbar is to be extended by a capacity great enough to power more than 13,000 homes, First Minister Alex Salmond announced today.
The FM announced the £22 million investment during his visit to Natural Power, the Dumfries and Galloway based company who develop and operate wind farm sites like Crystal Rig.
Officially opening new office space at Natural Power’s Headquarters, Mr Salmond said:
“Scotland is already home to Natural Power’s headquarters here in Dumfries and Galloway. This expansion . . .
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Fox Islands wind-power project gets resounding 'yes' vote
In an overwhelming show of support, members of the Fox Islands Electric Cooperative from the islands of Vinalhaven and North Haven, Maine voted 382 to 5 last night in favor of siting a wind-power project in their community. This vote included both the seasonal and year-round communities, and gave the nod to a nationally precedent-setting alternative-energy project.
Located 10 miles off the coast in Penobscot Bay, North Haven and Vinalhaven islands have seen their energy costs rise at a rate even . . .
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Greenwashing a not-so-green wind project proposal
Highland New Wind Development (HNWD), developer of the proposed 20-turbine ridgeline wind project in Highland County, Virginia, has taken its search for investors to extremes, posting a website entitled: “The Greenest Windfarm in the World.”
The website (www.highlandnewwind.com) describes the proposed project as the “first electric generation facility of any type, anywhere to be required under its state permit to perform daily surveys for bird and bat mortality for the life of the project.”
This greenest-of-all posturing puts a new spin on . . .
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Green Mountain Power outlines energy future for customers
(Press release)
COLCHESTER, VT — 07/28/08 — Incoming Green Mountain Power CEO Mary Powell announced today a broad plan to drive the development of renewable energy sources, to combat climate change, to spur a green energy economy in Vermont and to maintain our competitive electricity pricing advantage in the region.
Ms. Powell, who will succeed outgoing CEO Chris Dutton on August 1, said the proposal emphasizes the aggressive development of renewable energy sources for the state. It is also intended to encourage . . .
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Project Hayes and global warming
Press Release: Roch Sullivan
MEDIA RELEASE
Project Hayes And Global Warming
When the Environment Court reconvenes this month for Meridian’s Project Hayes case, it will hear from leading international climate scientists whose evidence will challenge the credibility of the popular view that man made carbon dioxed causes dangerous global warming.
Aucklander Roch Sullivan, who is calling the scientists to give evidence in support of his appeal, says that Meridian and Government rely heavily on the benefits of mitigating the effects of manmade global warming . . .
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Attorney General Cuomo launches investigation into wind power companies' conduct across upstate New York
Allegations of Improper Dealings with Public Officials and Anti-Competitive Practices
Subpoenas Served on First Wind/UPC Wind and Noble Environmental Power, LLC
ALBANY, NY (July 15, 2008) — Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced today the launching of an investigation into two companies developing and operating wind farms across New York state amid allegations of improper dealings with public officials and anti-competitive practices.
Wind farms are clusters of large electricity-generating turbines powered by wind and connected to the electric grid.
Subpoenas were served on Newton, . . .
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First ever giant wind turbine in a national park is to be built
National and regional environmental groups have criticized the government’s decision today to grant permission for a giant wind turbine at Glyndebourne in the South Downs. The turbine will be the first industrial-scale turbine ever to be built in a designated national park.
Ruth Chambers of the Campaign for National Parks, a member of the South Downs Environmental Protection Consortium, said “We are hugely disappointed by the government’s decision in this case which our view fails to appreciate the national importance . . .
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Permits approved for expansion of Wigton wind farm
Minister of Energy, Clive Mullings, has announced that procurement permits have been approved for the expansion of the Wigton wind farm with an additional 18 megawatts.
He also disclosed that a private power company is looking to partner with the Government for the expansion project.
“We have no reservations about the benefits that this will yield. I am heartened by the number of proposals that we are receiving from private investors to develop renewable energy in Jamaica, but this cannot happen in . . .
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