document.write("<table border=0 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 align=center bgcolor=#000066><tr><td><table border=0 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 align=center bgcolor=#EBF5FF><tr><td><table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 align=center bgcolor=#EBF5FF><tr><td align=center><a style='border:none\;text-decoration:none' href='http://www.wind-watch.org/news/'><img src='http://www.wind-watch.org/nwwlogo-50-med.jpg' border=0 alt='National Wind Watch'><br><font size=+1 face='sans-serif' color=#00000F><b><i>Ireland News</i></b></font></a></td></tr><tr><td><font face=serif>");


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/09/wind-farm-bid-sees-farmers-tempers-flare/" title="A group of Erris landowners have reacted angrily to a planning application for a wind-farm in Cordoverry. Just before Christmas, the newly-formed Cordoverry Wind Farm Ltd lodged a planning application with Mayo County Council for a 10-turbine windfarm covering 190 hectares. The proposed wind farm would be situated on part of the lands acquired by Bord na Mona between the 1950s and the 1990s for the purpose of extracting peat to fuel Bellacor-rick station. Known as the Oweninny acquisition, it...">Wind farm bid sees farmers&#8217; tempers flare</a>');


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/08/green-light-for-windmills/" title="The countryside south of Clonegal is set to become a major centre of green energy, with the granting of planning permission to local landholder Andy Nolan for three huge windmills. The 85 metre towers are due to be erected in the townland of Ballinastraw next to a six-turbine wind farm that is already in the pipeline. The 6.9 megawatt development submitted by Andy Nolan was given the thumbs-up by the planners at Wexford County Council after no objections were raised...">Green light for windmills</a>');


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/08/vestas-boardroom-shake-up-intensifies/" title="COPENHAGEN—Vestas Wind Systems A/S on Wednesday said its chairman and deputy chairman will step down in March, hard on the heels of the resignation of its financial chief late Tuesday, as the world&#8217;s biggest maker of wind turbines swung to a larger than forecast net loss in 2011 and warned it may not be profitable in 2012. The departure of chairman Bent Erik Carlsen and his deputy Torsten Erik Rasmussen marks the culmination of an annus horribilis for the Danish...">Vestas boardroom shake up intensifies</a>');


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/08/vestas-directors-quit-after-losses-at-wind-turbine-firm/" title="The finance chief of Vestas, the world&#8217;s largest maker of wind turbines, has quit and other directors will not be seeking re-election to the board. The upheaval came after Vestas reported a loss about four times greater than analysts had expected. Chief financial officer Henrik Norremark resigned on Tuesday. Chairman Bent Erik Carlsen, deputy chairman Torsten Erik Rasmussen, and director Freddy Frandsen will not stand for re-election, said a statement. Vestas made a loss last year of 166m euros (£138m;...">Vestas directors quit after losses at wind turbine firm</a>');


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/06/viridians-wind-farm-assets-put-up-for-sale/" title="Irish wind-farm assets belonging to energy firm Viridian have been formally put up for sale by the company&#8217;s Bahrain owner, Arcapita. They could fetch as much as €200m. Private equity firm Arcapita, which acquired Northern Ireland-based Viridian in 2006 for $4.2bn (€3.2bn), has hired Royal Bank of Scotland to initiate the sales process. The bank began sending out teaser documentation to potentially interested buyers this week, it&#8217;s understood. The wind assets comprise about 104 megawatts in total of projects that...">Viridian&#8217;s wind-farm assets put up for sale</a>');


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/06/blue-knob-firefighters-respond-to-wind-mill-fire-2/" title="At 07:01 Blair County 911 alerted the Blue Knob VFD for a Wind Mill fire at the Allegheny Wind Farm in Juniata Township. Engine/Tanker 86-21, Tanker 86-22, Brush 86-71, Squad 86-41, and Special Unit 86-42 all responded on the call under the direction of Assistant Chief 86-04 (Walters). The burning unit could be see by responders as they left the fire station. Crews had to gain access via a dirt lane which was over 4 miles off of Route 164....">Blue Knob firefighters respond to wind mill fire</a>');


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/02/wind-purchases-to-fall-in-2012-as-sinovel-profits-drop/" title="Purchases of wind turbines and other equipment will decline 14 percent this year and won’t surpass 2011 levels for two years, reducing profits at companies including Sinovel Wind Group Co. (601558), according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Capital investment in wind-power assets worldwide will be $69.2 billion in 2012, down from $80.5 billion last year, as oversupply and waning government support in the U.S. and Europe cut demand. Total installations, including onshore and offshore projects, will be 49 gigawatts, said...">Wind purchases to fall in 2012 as Sinovel profits drop</a>');


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/02/application-for-e30m-clare-wind-farm/" title="Electric Ireland has lodged plans for a large €30 million wind farm at its Moneypoint power station in Co Clare, where the turbines will be more than 30m (100 ft) taller than Dublin’s Spire. The five turbines, at 154m (506ft), will also be more than twice the height of Dublin’s Liberty Hall, but will be lower than the two 228m (750ft) chimney stacks at the 915MW coal-burning station. Moneypoint is the largest electricity-generating station in the Republic, located on the...">Application for €30m Clare wind farm</a>');


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/31/huge-new-towers-for-clonegal-area/" title="The countryside south of Clonegal is set to become a major centre of green energy, with the granting of planning permission to local landholder Andy Nolan for three huge windmills. The 85 metre towers are due to be erected in the townland of Ballinastraw next to a six-turbine wind farm that is already in the pipeline. The 6.9 megawatt development submitted by Andy Nolan was given the thumbs-up by the planners at Wexford County Council after no objections were raised...">Huge new towers for Clonegal area</a>');


document.write('<tr><td style="color:#000066;text-indent:-1em;padding-left:1em;"><a style="border:none;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/30/wind-turbine-fire-under-investigation/" title="Structure in Altona Wind Park found in flames; cause uncertain ALTONA — A wind turbine in the Altona Wind Park caught fire Saturday evening, but the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. According to a press release from Noble Environmental Power, the company responsible for building the wind turbines dotting the Altona landscape, there was no damage incurred to anything besides the turbine, and there was no risk to people. But that doesn&#8217;t mean no one noticed. As...">Wind-turbine fire under investigation</a>');


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