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Wind Power News: May 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.
Germany's wind farms challenged
Germany is the world’s biggest user of wind power, and it has ambitious plans to build even more wind turbines. It has decided that generating nuclear power is not the way forward, and it has decided eventually to close all the country’s existing nuclear power stations. The country’s great hope for is for a future of green energy, and in particular wind power. However, some observers are now questioning whether all the investment in wind power makes economic sense. Growing . . . Complete story »
Family says turbine vibrations made them ill enough to move
Giant wind turbines spin next to Daniel d’Entremont’s home in a tiny rural community in southwestern Nova Scotia. The large house in Lower West Pubnico is now empty and abandoned, d’Entremont says, because inaudible sound from the 17-turbine wind farm made his family sick. “The noise is unbearable,” he says from Abrams River, the nearby community he recently relocated to with his wife and four of his six children. “It’s like a surround sound – you can’t avoid it, you can’t . . . Complete story »
When wind farms turn into a nuisance
With reference to Keith Nolan’s letter (May 10) regarding wind farms, I wholeheartedly agree with him. I am an expatriate Irishman living in New Zealand and down here we have been frantically developing wind farms along a mountain range running north from Wellington. While the first wind farm was a novelty and something for the tourist board to get vaguely excited about, continuing development has meant an unsightly line of turbines, some 110 metres tall, marching off across what was . . . Complete story »
Mollica will drop windmill lawsuits
Mollica said his attorney was disappointed by his decision, saying he felt confident they could prove their case. "But after four years, I've been restricted from working in my field," he said. "I haven't been able to pursue that because I have to be around for meetings in addition to the long hours of research to prepare for them. I feel confident that the issues I've raised are legitimate. They are real and are not just my issues. I just want to get back to a normal life. I've dedicated four years trying to convince people about this and I have convinced many people." Complete story »
Wind turbines plan creates fire worries
There is concern wind turbines proposed along the McHarg Ranges, south-east of Bendigo, will cause a major fire risk. Stanwell Corporation is developing plans for a 35 kilometre long wind farm from Tooborac to Sodonia. A Country Fire Authority (CFA) fire prevention officer and McHarg Ranges Landscape Guardians president, John Howard, says there are also concerns about endangered bird life and salinity levels. Mr Howard says the turbines can catch alight, and the McHarg Ranges are difficult for fire trucks . . . Complete story »