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Wind Power News: Austria
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Windfarm on hold over bird highway row
A wind-farm project on the top of an Austrian mountain plateau has not been switched on over fears that it is in the middle of a key bird migration route and that the spinning blades could lead to thousands of bird deaths. Austrian energy company Salzburg AG has invested in building the five giant wind turbines on the Windsfeld at Flachauwinkel in Pongau, part of the province of Salzburg. It confirmed that there were no plans for it to go . . . Complete story »
Austrian wind farm on Peca raises questions in Slovenia
A project which would see eight wind turbines erected on the Austrian side of the border mountain Peca has stirred up a debate in Slovenia, as opponents of the project claim it would have a considerable impact on the environment and water supply in the Slovenian municipalities at the foot of the mountain. The rest of this news item is available to subscribers. Complete story »
Burgenland to get worlds largest wind turbines
The world’s largest wind turbine power plants are to be built in Potzneusiedl in northern Burgenland. In an effort to cover Burgenland’s electricity demand solely by renewable energy by 2013, Austrian Wind Power (AWP), a subsidiary to the stately Burgenland energy provider BEWAG, is erecting the two wind turbines that can together provide more than 8,000 homes with electricity. According to AWP the wind plants of the type Enercon E 126 with a production capacity of 7.5 megawatts (MW) are . . . Complete story »
Austrians to pump €400m into Polish wind farms
Polska Sila Wiatru and Warminska Sila Wiatru, whose shareholders are the Austrian firms Austrian Wind Power, Wienstrom and Raiffeisen bank, have begun assembling a number of wind farms in Mazury. The investment will require estimated outlays of around €400m. This year construction work will begin on a 60 MW farm near Sepopol (cost €97m) and an 80 MW farm near Gorowo Ilaweckie (€120m). In 2009 the same companies will begin assembling a 60 MW wind farm in the municipality of Wydminy. The total . . . Complete story »
