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Wind Power News: Chile
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Chile opens case against La Estrella wind farm after four condor deaths
Chile’s environmental regulator SMA has filed charges against the La Estrella wind farm in the O’Higgins region for failing to comply with measures to protect Andean condors, following four reported bird collisions since 2021. The SMA said it brought two charges against project owner Eolica La Estrella SpA after inspections and a review of monitoring data showed breaches of the project’s environmental permit. The 49.5-MW wind farm, located in the Pulin area, features 11 Siemens Gamesa turbines with a rotor . . . Complete story »
Chilean fauna in danger due to wind farms
With its 6,435 kilometers of coastline, Chile has great potential for wind energy, which is key to its commitment to decarbonization. The country has 4,517 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity in wind farms, distributed across dozens of installations throughout the territory. The sound of these wind farms, similar to the constant roar of an airplane about to land, can become overwhelming for those who spend time near the massive blades. The shadow of the blades casts changing patterns on the . . . Complete story »
Atlas withdraws Chilean wind farm over indigenous concerns
Atlas Renewable Energy has withdrawn its application for a licence for a 304MW wind farm in southern Chile after government officials raised doubts about the project. The $325 million Altos de Tablaruca project would have seen the installation of 38 turbines on the southern island of Chiloe 1,100km south of the capital, Santiago. However, the National Corporation for Indigenous Development questioned the lack of information required to properly establish the project’s area of influence in indigenous communities. The National Monuments . . . Complete story »
Chile’s Temucuicui says no to 155-MW wind scheme
Chile’s autonomous Temucuicui Mapuche community on Monday announced it is strongly opposed to the construction of a planned 155-MW wind farm, as it views it as a form of “plundering, attack and usurpation” of its ancestral territory. The announcement comes just a couple of weeks after the country’s Environmental Evaluation Service (SEA) gave the green light for the wind park to be built on ancestral Mapuche territory, namely the towns of Los Lolocos, Pinoleo, Pichilen, Pitriqueo and Pailahueque. According to . . . Complete story »
Comunidades denuncian nula participación en consulta indígena por parque eólico en Llanquihue
[Indigenous communities denounce lack of meaningful consultation about Llanquihue wind energy project] Las comunidades mapuche williche de Llanquihue (Región de Los Lagos) denunciaron las transgresión de sus derechos y de lo estipulado en el Convenio 169 de la OIT en el marco de la instalación del proyecto eólico Aurora, ubicado en el sector de Colegual y propiedad de la empresa AM Eólica Llanquihue Spa. El proyecto, aún en proceso de calificación, fue acogido a trámite el 13 de octubre d . . . Complete story »
