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Alerts Archive: April 2014
These postings are provided to help publicize and provide examples of the efforts of affiliated groups and individuals related to industrial wind energy development. Most of the notices posted here are not the product of nor are they necessarily endorsed by National Wind Watch.
Low Frequency Noise 2014
The next conference in the Low Frequency Noise series will be in Berlin, Germany. Dates: 29 September 2014 – 1 October 2014 Submission Deadlines Submission of Abstract: 1 May 2014 Final Papers: 14 July 2014 If you wish your paper to be refereed for the Proceedings it must be received by: 9 June 2014 Suggested Topics Sources of infrasound, low frequency noise and vibration Wind turbines as a source of infrasound and low frequency noise, measurements and effects Detection, measurement . . .
Action alerts, Environment, Information, Ireland •
Source: David Simpson, Inishowen Wind Energy Awareness Group
Wild Atlantic Way under threat from developers
First challenge to Wild Atlantic Way – barely one month after its establishment – could set precedent for wind farm/other development on route of the Wild Atlantic Way. OUTLINE – THE FACTS A wind farm of two turbines has permission, following an appeal to An Bord Pleanala, to be built on the route of the Wild Atlantic Way. The developer has recently put in an amendment (1450014) to increase the height by 24% to 132 metres. Donegal County Council refused . . .
Wind Turbine Noise 2015
Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland Date: Monday 20th April to Thursday 23rd April 2015 This is the sixth of the biennial international conferences on Wind Turbine Noise. Many of us thought, when Geoff Leventhall opened his first conference in Berlin in 2005, that by 2015 all the noise issues with wind turbines would have been solved and the conferences would no longer be necessary. The opposite is true and last year’s conference, held unusually outside Europe, attracted nearly 200 . . .
Announcements, Campaigns, Ireland, Meetings, Press releases •
Source: Wind Aware Ireland
Wind Aware Ireland launch campaign and website
Wind Aware Ireland will launch their new campaign and website on April 10th, 2014 from 10am at Buswells’ Hotel, Molesworth St., Dublin 2. We aim to hold policy makers to account to ensure that they act on evidence. We will provide a counter balance to business influence on the political process. Wind Aware Ireland are bringing together a group of experts and formidable presenters to urge reform of the Irish government’s unsustainable wind energy policies. Our objective is to ensure . . .
Note to Senators to reject PTC extension
Ladies & Gentlemen: I’m now sending the following note to various senators. If any of you find it useful, feel free to use it in whole or part with or without attribution. When contacting senators’ offices, please don’t forget their in-state offices. You can find telephone and fax numbers on members’ web sites. Glenn Schleede April 2, 2014 How much will Senator Grassley’s plan to extend the Wind Production Tax Credit (PTC) add to the national debt we are passing . . .
