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Wind Power News: August 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.
Huffing and puffing
www.libn.com By Jean Paul Vellotti LINDENHURST ““ The Long Island Power Authority’s proposed offshore wind park has some tough critics, but Babylon Town Supervisor Steve Bellone may be tops. The supervisor is accusing FPL Energy ““ builder of the proposed facility ““ of evading a comprehensive environmental review by the Minerals Management Service, the federal agency that has the power to permit the project. “If this project moves forward it will permanently industrialize our coastline and potentially cause far-reaching environmental . . . Complete story »
Real Estate Firms Buy Credits for Wind Power
www.washingtonpost.com Real Estate Firms Buy Credits for Wind Power By Dina ElBoghdady Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, August 31, 2006; D01 Two real estate firms announced yesterday that they had committed to purchasing credits for power generated from wind farms to cover the energy needs of their joint headquarters in Bethesda and an office building in downtown Washington. Lerner Enterprises and the Tower Cos. said the decision to buy green energy should help them and their tenants save money as . . . Complete story »
Blackout hits TV screens – again
Television viewers on Bute were left on tenterhooks on Sunday morning when the local transmitters at Toward and Ballochgoy crashed off the air – just a few hours before the World Cup final. Fortunately, pictures were restored in mid-afternoon, but after analogue viewers on the island saw nothing but snow on their screens for what seemed like the umpteenth time of late, we contacted transmission operator Arqiva to find out what had caused Rothesay’s TV screens to black out this . . . Complete story »
Greenbrier Wind Project Wins Approval
www.statejournal.com Story By Jessica Farrish The state Public Service Commission on Aug. 28 approved a controversial, $300 million plan by a Chicago company to place 124 wind turbines in north-central Greenbrier County. The 391-foot turbines are slated to be built just north of the Interstate 64 corridor in the areas of Big Ridge, Nunly Mountain, Old Field, Beech Ridge, Ellis Knob, Rockcamp Ridge, Shellcamp Ridge and parts of Cold Knob. The plan by Beech Ridge Energy LLC, a subsidiary of . . . Complete story »
Fears over effect of windfarms
www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk Parish chairman says that the turbines could blight county Simon Bristow A warning was issued yesterday that East Yorkshire could be “ruined” by applications to build wind farms. Paul Robinson, chairman of Gilberdyke Parish Council, has called on East Riding Council to act to prevent a “needless and unsightly” crop of wind turbines appearing across the region. He said: “If each wind turbine that is currently being planned in East Yorkshire is given planning permission, coupled with those that . . . Complete story »
Locals' wind farm plans delayed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/ A multi-million pound community-owned wind farm project has been delayed by two years due to global demand for eco-friendly energy schemes. Funds of £4 million were raised to build five turbines at Watchfield, Oxon, through a local share scheme. The Westmill Co-operative had planned to supply power to homes by 2007. Despite the turbine suppliers changing the delivery time due to demand, the group said they are optimistic the farm will be built in the next few years. They . . . Complete story »
Wind farm sites 'unsuitable'
www.thewestonmercury.co.uk A leading renewable energy provider claims most of the council-owned land earmarked for proposed wind turbines is not suitable. Somerset County Council has identified land near Weare, Cocklake, Mark, Edithmead, Lympsham, Brean and East Brent as possible sites for wind farms. Council officers want to see the turbines built on county-owned farmland in a drive to go green and boost revenues. But renewable energy provider Ecotricity says most of the sites would not be able to support wind turbines . . . Complete story »
Wind farm plan for district
www.daventrytoday.co.uk Eight wind turbines each measuring more than 150 metres in height could be built in open countryside near Long Buckby. The idea has been put to local councils by Gamesa Energy UK, the British subsidiary of a Spanish company, and involves the construction of a ‘renewable energy park’ incorporating the 155-metre high turbines, solar panels covering up to half an acre and an electrical substation, all expected to operate for 25 years. Gamesa is looking at an area of . . . Complete story »
Wind-farm tenders show market faults
www.thestandard.com.hk Nao Nakanishi and Niu Shuping Thursday, August 31, 2006 Only state-owned companies took part in a tender this month to build wind farms, highlighting shortfalls in the country’s investment plan to promote clean energy sources. Industry officials said no independent private companies or foreign firms were among 26 firms that had placed bids for the tender, known as the fourth concession project involving three large wind farms with total capacity of 700 megawatts. “Right now, the Chinese wind energy . . . Complete story »
Editorial comment
www.stuff.co.nz The problem the Manawatu Standard has with the Palmerston North City Council’s Turitea Reserve wind-farm consultation process is that residents can’t be sure of what they are supporting, or opposing. The council has asked for submissions on changing the reserve’s management plan to allow “renewable electricity generation” within the reserve. That could mean a wind farm. It could mean solar panels. It could mean a mini hydro dam. It just so happens the council has a proposal on the . . . Complete story »
