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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.


January 30, 2024 • Wales, Print storyE-mail story

UK wind turbine bursts into flames as shocked farmers watch in horror

Walkers in a tranquil Welsh countryside were left astonished as they recorded a video of a wind turbine erupting in flames and subsequently exploding. The unexpected and dramatic event took place while they were on their stroll, adding an element of shock to what was initially a routine walk in the scenic landscape. Nick Blasdale, 61, and his wife Alison, 59, were left shocked when they saw burning parts of a turbine fall more than 100ft to the ground. Firefighters . . . Complete story »


January 29, 2024 • Wales, , Print storyE-mail story

Wind turbine catches fire and explodes in Blaen Bowi

Walkers enjoying a Sunday stroll were shocked to see a wind turbine burst into flames, disintegrate and explode. The wind turbine, located at Blaen Bowi Wind Farm, at Moelfra Hill near Newcastle Emlyn caught fire shortly before midday. Fire fighters from Newcastle Emlyn and Carmarthen were called to the fire at 11.46. They arrived to find the turbine well-alight with pieces of debris falling to the ground nearby. Nick and Alison Blasdale, who were on a countryside walk at the . . . Complete story »


January 29, 2024 • Wales, Print storyE-mail story

Wind turbine in Newcastle Emlyn catches on fire

Fire services were called after a wind turbine caught on fire on Sunday. Pieces of the turbine in Blaen Bowi, Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, were falling on to nearby ground during the blaze. Newcastle Emlyn and Carmarthen crews arrived at the scene at 11:46 GMT and helped put it out. The Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said they left at 13:03 GMT and the landowner made sure the fire did not spread. [video at source] Complete story »


January 19, 2024 • U.K., Print storyE-mail story

Survey says 57 percent of U.K. fishermen saw lower catches, profitability around wind turbines

Early results from a survey of fishermen who work around offshore wind projects in the United Kingdom show “more than half of those surveyed have cited a negative outcome on catches and profitability,” according to the Plymouth Marine Laboratory. The research group is conducting a survey of fishermen through Jan. 21 to assess the impact on the fishing industry from wind power developments. Most of the fishermen responding to the survey so far fish within 6 and 12 nautical miles . . . Complete story »


January 12, 2024 • Scotland, Print storyE-mail story

World’s first floating wind farm Hywind Scotland faces shutdown for ‘heavy maintenance’

Norwegian energy giant Equinor will temporarily remove all five floating wind turbines from the pioneering Hywind Scotland array later this year after discovering a need for “heavy maintenance” on the Siemens Gamesa machines deployed there, Recharge has learned. The 6MW turbines will be towed back to Wergeland on the west coast of Norway as part of a maintenance programme that is likely to take around four months and will disrupt power output from the project operating 24km off Peterhead since . . . Complete story »


January 11, 2024 • Northern Ireland, Print storyE-mail story

Proposal for wind farm in Northern Irish beauty spot refused

An application for planning permission to build a wind farm at a Northern Irish beauty spot has been refused. The Department for Infrastructure (DFI) has issued a Notice of Opinion to refuse planning permission for the proposed Unshinagh Wind Farm within the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Deemed ‘regionally significant’, the planning application was for a windfarm comprising 14 three-bladed horizontal axis wind turbines. After considering it, civil servants – who are running the DFI . . . Complete story »


January 10, 2024 • England, Print storyE-mail story

Part of damaged blade missing at Humber Gateway offshore windpower facility

A part of a blade from one of the wind turbines at the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm in the UK has broken off after the wind turbine blade sustained damage. According to information in a Notice to Mariners from Humber Gateway OWF Control Room, the part of the damaged blade, approximately 20 metres long, has fallen into the sea and is likely adrift or submerged. The Notice was issued on 8 January, with the part that detached reported as . . . Complete story »


January 9, 2024 • WalesPrint storyE-mail story

Questions raised over Blaenau Gwent wind farm plans

Questions have been asked around why so many planning applications to build wind turbines in Blaenau Gwent have been made recently. At a meeting of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council’s Planning Committee on Thursday, November 9, councillors were updated on several planning applications for wind farms currently being processed by Welsh Government planning inspectors at PEDW (Planning and Environment Decisions Wales). Councillors were told that that a decision on proposals by Pennant Walters Ltd for Mynydd Cefn-y-Carn is expected after . . . Complete story »


January 9, 2024 • WalesPrint storyE-mail story

Llanhilleth windpower project assessment finds several potential negative impacts

A wind farm planned for a mountain and which would stretch across two Gwent boroughs could have a number of potential negative impacts, an assessment has found. An examination of plans for an eight-turbine development at Mynydd Llanhilleth by Torfaen Borough Council’s planning department has identified up to eight potential negative impacts should it go ahead. They range from potential noise issues impacting nearby residents and the visual impact of the turbines – that would measure up to 180 metres . . . Complete story »


January 9, 2024 • WalesPrint storyE-mail story

Farmer ‘bribed’ with strip club visit if he ‘agreed to have wind turbine on land’

A farmer was “bribed” with a visit to a strip club if he agreed to having a wind turbine on his land, it has been claimed. The meeting minutes from a Nelson Community Council gathering, near Caerphilly, South Wales, report one resident was offered money and a night out at a lap dancing club. Major green energy companies are trying to persuade landowners across Britain to sign up for wind generators and pylons by offering them financial incentives. The minutes . . . Complete story »


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