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Wind Power News: January 2006
These news and opinion items are gathered by National Wind Watch in its noncommercial educational effort to help keep readers informed about developments related to industrial wind energy. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Wind Watch. They are the products of and owned by the organizations or individuals noted and are shared here according to “fair use” and “fair dealing” provisions of copyright law.
Wind turbines: intrusive, expensive fig leaves
I must express my feelings about the letters about the proposed wind farms that appeared in the Gazette of January 19, and some of the inaccuracies and misconceptions contained in them. Phil Russell, the artist, in defending his work, says that “Middlemoor, at 18 turbines, each producing 3MW gives 54MW” and he makes the same calculation for the Wandylaw proposal’s 10 turbines. Unfortunately, Mr Russell is making the same mistake made by many people in not recognising the difference between . . . Complete story »
Park fears over 125-turbine windfarm plan
"The towers are half the height of the hills. The proposal is massively out-of-scale with the surrounding environment and totally contradicts the amenities which surround it. They are marketing this as an environmentally friendly thing but it is not." Complete story »
Turbine destroyed
Around $2m damage has been caused in what is believed to be the first wind turbine fire in Australia on Sunday at the Lake Bonney windfarm. Fire crews responding to the blaze were confronted with a raging fire around 70m off the ground, which sparked numerous spot fires in the grass below. Wattle Range Country Fire Service group officer Mike Kemp said the fire presented a unique situation for volunteers, who were unable to reach the actual blaze. The fire . . . Complete story »
Experts try to determine wind farm blaze cause
Engineers from Melbourne will today begin inspecting the scene of a $3 million fire at the Lake Bonney wind farm. Yesterday afternoon’s blaze began in a turbine located near Tantanoola. While the flames were initially contained at the top of the structure, falling debris caused the fire to spread to the grass below. Mike Kemp from the Country Fire Service says it is now up to engineers to determine an exact cause and whether parts of the turbine can be . . . Complete story »
First wind farm in N.H. about to open
Lisa Linowes of National Wind Watch says a project on the scale of Loranger's isn't nearly as bad as some. But if it succeeds, she predicts big companies will try to move in to capitalize on the resource. Complete story »
Enormous wind towers a poor power choice
This battle has been fought for decades, first with the billboard campaign, again with the "ridgeline" highway campaign, and now with enormous industrial turbines. In our hearts we believe the Legislature and the governor will protect our state's beauty and our heritage as our forefathers, legislators and governors before us. Complete story »
