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Wind Power News: EUROPE
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Une manifestation pour dire “non” au projet éolien en forêt de Tronçais
[Called by Paysages du Pays de Tronçais et du Bocage bourbonnais, a demonstration was held on Saturday July 12, in Valigny in Allier to say “no” to the Venoux wind power project, which plans to install five wind turbines over 250 meters high in the towns of Valigny, Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers and Bessais-le-Fromental.] Plusieurs dizaines de personnes se sont retrouvées, samedi 12 juillet, sur la route de Sausseux, à Valigny, dans l’Allier pour s’opposer au projet éolien du Venoux, qui prévoit l’implantation . . . Complete story »
Mugello, 50 incappucciati “con coltelli” assaltano il Parco eolico di Monte Giogo
[About fifty people, with knives and dogs, have caused huge damage during two raids where the Monte Giogo Wind Park is being built in Mugello.] Circa cinquanta persone incappucciate hanno occupato abusivamente e sabotato il cantiere dove è in corso di realizzazione il Parco eolico di Monte Giogo, nel Mugello. Ingenti i danni ai mezzi d’opera, causati nel corso di due violente irruzioni. Sulla vicenda è arrivata la ferma condanna da parte di Agsm Aim, società titolare del progetto eolico . . . Complete story »
Four wind turbines forced open and copper cable worth ‘tens of thousands’ stolen
An investigation has been launched after four wind turbines were forced open and copper cables stolen in Aberdeenshire. Wind farms in Laurencekirk and Stonehaven were broken into between July 3 and 4. Tullo Wind Farm in Easter Tulloch was targeted between 11am and 4am and three wind turbines were forced open and robbed of copper. Between 4pm and 8am on the same dates, a turbine at Meikle Carewe Wind Farm in Stonehaven was broken into. The value of copper stolen . . . Complete story »
Glyndebourne abandons show after wind turbine fails to keep lights on
“While in the windier winter months it generates an excess to our needs, daily supply does not meet demand at the height of summer.” Complete story »
Tweedsmuir: Scottish Borders Council objects to wind farm plan
Scottish Borders councillors in Monday, June 26, unanimously agreed to object to a new wind farm which would lead to turbines “towering over” villagers. Oliver Forest Wind Farm is earmarked for land north of Menzion Farm at Tweedsmuir. The application for the project, known as a Section 36 application, has been submitted to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit. The proposal submitted consists of seven turbines up to 200m to blade tip height. To maximise the use of green energy . . . Complete story »
Skye windfarm inquiry reveals almost ‘no long-term jobs’
“We found out that there’s only 1.4 jobs involved once the farm is finished construction.” An inquiry into an onshore windfarm on Skye revealed “no specific commitment to community benefit”, almost “no long-term jobs” and “a lack of oversight” from government, said a campaigner who attended the hearings. Over the past week, the Scottish Government’s reporter has held a local inquiry on Skye into an application for the extension of the Ben Aketil windfarm which would see twelve 120m turbines . . . Complete story »
Windkraftausbau: 250 neue Windräder im Staatswald
[By 2030, 1,000 new wind turbines are to be built in Bavaria, 250 of them in state forests.] Es staubt gewaltig, als Forstbetriebsleiter Georg Dischner im Wald zwei Laster entgegenkommen. Sie haben Schotter abgeladen: im Staatswald zwischen Thierhaupten und Holzheim in Schwaben. Dort werden gerade fünf neue Windräder gebaut: 175 Meter hoch. Großer Eingriff in den Wald Für den Transport der Bauteile hat der Forstbetrieb Kaisheim der Bayerischen Staatsforsten die Wege ausbauen lassen, gut sieben Hektar Wald wurden für die . . . Complete story »
Rotorblatt plötzlich gebrochen: Dabei ist Windpark gerade erst in Betrieb gegangen
[This wind turbine didn’t spin for very long: In a wind facility near Lübz, a rotor blade snapped on one of the turbines that had recently gone into operation.] In einem erst kürzlich in Betrieb gegangenen Windpark bei Lübz hat es die erste Havarie gegeben: Aus bislang ungeklärter Ursache ist an einer der bis zu 164 Meter hohen Windkraftanlagen ein Rotorblatt gebrochen, wie der Anlagenhersteller Nordex auf Nachfrage unserer Redaktion mitteilte. Bei dem Störfall, der sich bereits am vergangenen Freitag . . . Complete story »
Rotor abgebrochen, Windrad in Flammen: So häufig sind Unfälle
[A wind turbine rotor blade crashed to the ground from a height of 123 meters. This is the third such incident in the region within a short period of time. … The initative at vernunftkraft.de collects accidents, malfunctions and incidents involving wind turbines in Germany and other countries. The list, which is not exhaustive, includes eight incidents in Germany so far this year. Most of these involve broken rotor blades or wind turbines catching fire. … According to the initiative, . . . Complete story »
Riesiges Rotorblatt von Windkraftanlage abgebrochen
[A loud bang – then the rotor blade of a wind turbine crashed to the ground from a height of 123 meters. The accident occurred on a hill in the Lübbenow wind farm.] „Es war ein Geräusch, als würde ein Trecker eine Ladung Feldsteine abkippen“, schildert Carmen Flemming den Moment des Unglücks. Die Betreiberin des Rosenhofes Flemming in Karlstein war gerade mit ihrem Mann Maik dabei, die Pflanzen zu wässern, als sie der laute Knall hochschrecken ließ. Anlage ging im . . . Complete story »
