Resource Documents by Friends of Eden, Lakeland, and Lunesdale Scenery (FELLS)
Friends of Eden, Lakeland, and Lunesdale Scenery (FELLS)
Cumbria under siege: windfarm status map, June 2009
Note: LDNP = Lake District National Park; YDNP = Yorkshire Dales National Park; AONB = Area of Natural Beauty. Download table with project details: “Summary of wind farm applications in Cumbria and northwest Lancashire rejected or at the scoping, planning and public inquiry stage” Complete article »
Friends of Eden, Lakeland, and Lunesdale Scenery (FELLS)
Carbon dioxide ‘savings’ from wind farms
The basis on which the calculation of CO2 savings from a wind farm is made has changed over time. This note sets out the historical development and current practice, as the amount claimed has fallen from 1 tonne per megawatt of generation to as low as 0.27 tonne. “However, even these figures are exaggerated as they make no allowance for CO2 expended in manufacture and installation, the mining of iron ore and limestone for steel and cement manufacture, the liberation . . . Complete article »
Friends of Eden, Lakeland, and Lunesdale Scenery (FELLS)
Rebuttal of the British Wind Energy Association’s "Top Myths About Wind Energy"
The BWEA published what it called the ‘Top Myths about Wind Energy’ (1-15) and what it claimed were the true ‘facts’. These are still on its web site where they are trotted out by green organisations in defence of wind farms. Below, we provide a set of independent comments which show how the BWEA has been selective in its answers and economic with the truth. Readers should be aware that the BWEA is not an academic or philanthropic body looking . . . Complete article »
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Some Facts About Energy & Wind Power
A concise outline of myths and facts about industrial wind energy, including: general facts, the environment, health, energy savings, efficiency, government policy, and economic issues. Download original document: “Some Facts About Energy & Wind Power” Complete article »
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