Wind Power News: Europe
These news and opinion items are gathered by National Wind Watch to help keep readers informed about developments related to industrial wind energy. They are the products of the organizations or individuals noted and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Wind Watch.
Moray West Windfarm in hot water with local climbers
A controversial offshore windfarm which will provide power for thousands of homes could be rubber-stamped by planners next week. The Moray West offshore windfarm is due to provide energy to 900,000 homes, with up to 85 turbines being positioned off the coast of the Moray Firth. The proposal involves laying almost four miles of cable from popular climbing spot Redhythe Point, just east of Sandend, southwards to Fordyce and then Cotton Hill. Aberdeenshire and Moray councils are due to discuss . . . Complete story »
Appeal lodged over wind farm near Langholm
An appeal has been lodged against the refusal of a wind farm described as “overly prominent and overwhelming” by planning officials. Dumfries and Galloway Council rejected the 12-turbine Hopsrig project near Langholm. It concluded that the impact on the setting in the Eskdale valley meant the scheme should not proceed. However, developers argue that the project could go ahead with “appropriate conditions”. Buccleuch Energy has teamed up with wind farm developer Muirhall Energy to take the scheme forward. A planning . . . Complete story »
Hundreds say no to more turbines in Dumfriesshire
Hundreds of people have signed a petition against plans for a major windfarm near Penpont. Sanquhar II Community Windfarm would see 50 turbines built on the site, designed to extend the existing development to the north. The decision will lie with Scottish Government planners. The petition urging them to throw out the plans has already hit 276 signatures since being published online on Friday. The page, run by Penpont’s Susan Hall, claims the development would have an “unacceptable landscape and . . . Complete story »
Tekniska problem i Ömossa vindkraftpark – hälften av möllorna går på tomgång
Produktionen av el haltar vid Ömossa vindkraftpark i Kristinestad på grund av tekniska problem. Fel har hittats i hälften av vindkraftverken som nu står stilla på grund av problemen. – Situationen är den att vi har hittat fel eller abnormaliteter i rotorbladen under kontroller. Därför har ungefär hälften av turbinerna lagts på tomgång medan vi analyserar problemen, säger Frans Liski, vd för EPV vindkraft. På plats har man också en lyftkran för att underlätta undersökningarna av rotorbladen. Ett rotorblad har . . . Complete story »
Call for urgent talks with residents over Mayo wind farm project
An appeal has been issued to Bord na Mona and the ESB to talk directly to the residents living near the Oweninny wind farm and accept the principle that those communities living closest to the turbines should receive special benefits. “While the operational fund of €232,000 per annum for community benefit projects is welcome it is a pre- requisite that BnM and ESB accept the principle that those communities living closest to the wind turbines should benefit in a special . . . Complete story »
Windfarm: Bid for new turbines lodged
An application for planning permission to create a 14-turbine windfarm between Coalburn and Douglas has been lodged with South Lanarkshire Council. The bid to get the go-ahead to build the Cumberhead Windfarm has been made by Mr Charles Williams, C/o Linden House, Wrexham Road, Mold, Wales. Two of the proposed turbines will be around 540ft high and the remaining 12 around 450ft high. The windfarm, if approved, would have a maximum output of 50 megawatts. The application includes the creation . . . Complete story »
Claim by Stornoway Trust that crofters’ wind farm development could undermine economic case
The economic case for an interconnector transmission cable to the islands ‘is in danger of being undermined by delays and uncertainties’ caused by a rival wind farm plan proposed by four Lewis crofting townships, according to The Stornoway Trust. The Trust is warning that unless Lewis Wind Power’s (LWP) plans can now proceed unhindered, the future of large-scale wind farm development on the islands could be at risk. The claims, part of a statement issued this week by Factor to . . . Complete story »
Appeal against Newton Mearns windfarm rejection fails
An appeal against a decision to reject plans for a new windfarm in East Renfrewshire has been kicked out. Moorhouse Windfarm Ltd had tried three times to get the green light for six turbines in Newton Mearns, between Shieldhill Farm and Moor Road. However, the proposals were snubbed after aviation chiefs claimed they could lose track of planes over the site. East Renfrewshire Council knocked back the plans in March this year, when the National Air Traffic Service (NATS) claimed . . . Complete story »
Objection to be lodged by Moray Council over controversial Speyside windfarm
Government officials have been told they must not allow the expansion of a Speyside windfarm for fear it would have a catastrophic impact upon some of Moray’s finest landscapes. The authority’s planning officers have objected to proposals that would see seven new turbines, each 500 feet tall, erected to the east of Paul’s Hill. A windfarm has been in operation on the Ballindalloch site since 2006, with 28 turbines generating energy for Fred Olson Renewables. And the energy giant has . . . Complete story »
Bellacorick family living ‘a nightmare’ due to windfarm construction
A family living close to the Oweninny Windfarm construction site in north Mayo have described how they are living a ‘nightmare’ since the contractors started using a road leading to their home. Alan and Eileen Mullarkey from the village of Shranakilla, Bellacorrick, have said the last six months have been ‘torture’ as they have had to deal with large trucks using their access road for the construction of the windfarm. The access road to the village where the Mullarkey family . . . Complete story »
