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Wind Power News: EUROPE
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£250 off bills – is it compensation or contempt for rural Scotland?
I’m not sure what planet the UK Government is orbiting with its insulting offer of £250 off electricity bills for ten years in exchange for households hosting vast new transmission infrastructure. This is not compensation – it is contempt. Peanuts for the peasants. Communities across rural Scotland are at the end of their tether, facing multiple applications, public inquiries, appeals, and re‑applications from developers who simply refuse to take “no” for an answer. Do they really believe a 10 per cent . . . Complete story »
Literally wiped off the map: the insult of the Pollie Hill consultation
Like many other readers, we received an invitation to the public “consultation” for the proposed Pollie Hill Wind Farm. Setting aside the somewhat short notice of this important meeting, what struck me most was the map of the proposed development illustrated on the card. It is a map of the outline of this seemingly innocuous development, which appears to be set in the middle of a great green – and utterly empty – landscape. On this map only Kildonan, Brora, . . . Complete story »
Strath and Glens ‘overwhelmed’ by scale of planned energy proposals
Whilst the outline draft plans for Invercassley’s 20-turbine wind farm have been known for some time, Fred Olsen, the developer, now proposes to press ahead with them (The Northern Times, August 14.), the site put forward being just north of Rosehall village on Balnagowan estate land owned by the Al Fayed family. Rosehall already has its fair share of turbines with the 38 between the Rosehall and Achany wind farms. When Fred Olsen put on its public displays in Rosehall . . . Complete story »
Andros set to challenge new wind farm rules in court
tovima.com Related Article New Spatial Plan Will Limit Wind Farms to 13 Greek Islands New Spatial Plan Will Limit Wind Farms to 13 Greek Islands Andros Set to Challenge New Wind Farm Rules in Court Wind turbines, September 30, 2025. (Antonis Nikolopoulos/Eurokinissi) Barely two weeks after the new spatial framework regarding wind and solar farms took effect, Andros is preparing to test it in the Council of State Google Button Μake us preferred on Google The Municipality of Andros has . . . Complete story »
200m Hope Moor wind farm turbines could be seen from Cumbria
Wind turbines measuring up to 200 metres high proposed for a major development across the Pennines could be visible from parts of Cumbria, including Nine Standards Rigg and the wider Upper Eden area. Hope Moor Wind Farm is being proposed by Fred. Olsen Renewables on high moorland straddling County Durham and North Yorkshire, between Barnard Castle and Richmond, south of the A66. Around 23 turbines are currently being assessed across more than 1,100 hectares, with the site itself lying at . . . Complete story »
Windkraft-Betrüger Holt aus Justizvollzugsanstalt Berlin geflüchtet
[Windpower fraudster escapes from jail] Der bis dahin inhaftierte Windkraft-Betrüger Hendrik Holt ist auf der Flucht. Holt sei nicht von einem genehmigten Ausgang in die Justizvollzugsanstalt Berlin zurückgekehrt, teilte die Staatsanwaltschaft Osnabrück auf Anfrage mit. “Mittlerweile liegen Tatsachen vor, aufgrund derer von einer Flucht auszugehen ist”, sagte ein Behördensprecher der Deutschen Presse-Agentur. Zuvor hatte die “Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung” (HAZ) berichtet. Nach dem 36-Jährigen wird nun gefahndet, sagte ein Sprecher. Details könne er aber wegen der laufenden Ermittlungen nicht nennen. Klar . . . Complete story »
Gulliver wind turbine in Lowestoft broken once again
Engineers are working to restore a giant wind turbine to full operation. The Gulliver turbine at Ness Point in Lowestoft, managed by Thrive Renewables, was refurbished in December 2024 but has since experienced a fault that has left it completely out of action. An eyewitness has said the giant, clean energy-generating blades, last spun briefly on Tuesday before once again shutting down completely. Workers have been at the site for the past two weeks attempting to fix the issue. It . . . Complete story »
Slovakia cuts wind zones to one in the east
Slovakia’s Environment Ministry will remove seven of the eight areas proposed as acceleration zones for wind energy, Minister Tomáš Taraba announced in Bratislava on August 13, 2026. Only the pilot zone in the eastern district of Michalovce remains, split into two parts. Local councils hold a binding veto over any turbines there, a condition the minister expects most of them to use. What the ministry decided The change is being made through the strategic environmental assessment of the document “Acceleration . . . Complete story »
Council leaders unite against plans for massive 34-turbine Calderdale wind farm
Three Reform-led council chiefs across West Yorkshire and Lancashire have joined forces to oppose plans for a massive windfarm proposed for moorland in Calderdale. Calderdale Energy Park (CEP) is seeking permission to erect 34 large wind turbines on Walshaw Moor, situated between Hebden Bridge and Haworth, the village famously linked to the Bronte sisters. According to the company, the turbines would produce sufficient low-carbon electricity to supply 198,000 homes annually. However, the scheme has faced fierce opposition from campaigners worried . . . Complete story »
Cornwall planning: Wind farm to be replaced by turbines almost three times as big
Residents are concerned about a repowered wind farm where new turbines will be almost three times the size of those currently on the site. However, a Cornwall Council strategic planning committee meeting heard today (Thursday, August 20) that families who farm the land around the Bears Down wind farm at St Eval welcome the new development. Wadebridge-based Clean Earth Energy Ltd applied to replace the 16-turbine windfarm, which is coming to the end of its 25-year operational life, with four . . . Complete story »
