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These news and opinion items are gathered by National Wind Watch in its noncommercial educational effort to help keep readers informed about developments related to industrial wind energy. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Wind Watch. They are the products of and owned by the organizations or individuals noted and are shared here according to “fair use” and “fair dealing” provisions of copyright law.


July 26, 2024 • FrancePrint storyE-mail story

Six associations déposent un recours contre le parc éolien de Bretagne sud

L’Union française des pêcheurs artisans ainsi que plusieurs associations environnementales ont déposé un recours en annulation contre le projet de parc éolien flottant en Bretagne sud auprès du Conseil d’État, mettant en doute la santé économique du consortium porteur du projet Pennavel. Dans un communiqué daté du 24 juillet, un collectif d’associations a annoncé avoir déposé un recours en annulation auprès du Conseil d’État contre le projet de parc éolien flottant entre Groix et Belle-Île (AO5), attribué le 15 mai au consortium . . . Complete story »


July 26, 2024 • FrancePrint storyE-mail story

“Ça va saccager le paysage” : des riverains mobilisés contre la construction de quatre éoliennes

Des riverains se mobilisent à Banyuls-dels-Aspres, dans les Pyrénées-Orientales, pour protester contre le projet de construction de quatre éoliennes sur des parcelles communales. La mairie se justifie par la nécessité d’avancer vers des énergies renouvelables, et les retombées fiscales pour le village. Ils étaient une cinquantaine, rassemblés devant la mairie de Banyuls-dels-Aspres (Pyrénées-Orientales), mercredi 3 avril au soir, à manifester leur colère. “Les éoliennes n’apportent que des problèmes”, “On veut nous voler la beauté de nos paysages” … Riverains et . . . Complete story »


July 24, 2024 • France, Print storyE-mail story

Blade mold damage at GE’s LM Wind Power factory in Cherbourg halts production

An operational incident at GE Vernova’s LM Wind Power facility in Cherbourg has caused significant disruption to production, halting the manufacture of blades for the Haliade-X offshore wind turbines and placing half the facility’s employees on partial unemployment. The company has confirmed that the incident damaged a mold used in the manufacturing process. While no injuries were reported, repairs are expected to take until at least June 23rd. Compounding this issue, a separate announcement from GE Vernova indicates that LM . . . Complete story »


July 20, 2024 • France, Print storyE-mail story

Quand des éoliennes tuent — When wind turbines kill

[A short-toed snake eagle (circaète Jean-le-Blanc; a protected species in France) was found dead at the foot of a wind generator in the Freycenet-la-Tour park on May 22. A herpetologist and photographer working nearby heard a big “Poc” and turned to see the bird falling. “The collision between the bird and the turbine blade was beyond doubt.” They took to bird to the League for the Protection of Birds. The autopsy found that the raptor was in good health before . . . Complete story »


June 19, 2024 • France, , Print storyE-mail story

Inédit en France : en Bretagne, des éoliennes démontées pour “nuisances au voisinage”

Des grues montées pour des éoliennes démontées. Et un chantier au goût de victoire pour Jean-Jacques Péchard, vent debout depuis seize ans contre le projet de parc éolien dans sa commune de Guern (Morbihan), qu’il ne supportait plus de voir depuis son jardin. “Il y avait la vue, le changement du paysage, mais aussi le son, quand elles tournaient”, continue-t-il de pointer au micro de TF1, dans le reportage du JT de 13H à voir en tête de cet article. . . . Complete story »


May 28, 2024 • Belgium, FrancePrint storyE-mail story

Belgium objects to 600MW Dunkirk offshore project

The Belgian government has formally objected to EDF Renewables and Enbridge’s 600MW Dunkirk wind farm off north-east France. Belgium’s North Sea and Justice Minister Paul Van Tigchelt (pictured) has lodged opposition to the scheme during the public debate on the project, which started last month and runs to June. The country and several local authorities have opposed the location of the project, which runs close to the sea border with Belgium, since 2016, including legal actions and filing complaints with . . . Complete story »


May 6, 2024 • Belgium, FrancePrint storyE-mail story

Pressure mounts against French wind farm project near Belgian coast

De Panne, Koksijde and Nieuwpoort are the latest communes on the Belgian coast to oppose a French government project to build an offshore wind farm near Dunkirk. The proposal includes turbines almost as high as the Eiffel Tower: 300 metres above sea level (the Paris icon is 330m). The French government plans to build the 50 km2 park of 46 wind turbines 10km off the Dunkirk coastline, 11.4km from the Belgian seaside resorts opposing the project. The farm should produce . . . Complete story »


April 6, 2024 • France, Print storyE-mail story

La cour d’appel de Rennes condamne une société éolienne pour dommages causés aux riverains

[The Rennes Court of Appeal ordered the company Fp Lux Wind to compensate thirteen residents for the loss of value of their homes. Following an expert evaluation ordered by the court, the court of appeal “considers that the loss in the market value of the property [of the residents closest to the construction] amounts to 40% of the local real estate market price”. The nuisances recognized by the court are multiple: “recurring noise depending on the direction of the wind, . . . Complete story »


March 11, 2024 • France, Press releasesPrint storyE-mail story

Annulation historique des autorisations éoliennes

[The Council of State rendered a historic decision on March 8 making authorizations for onshore wind turbines and the rules for renewing wind facilities illegal. This decision is the result of a request submitted by the Fédération Environnement Durable and fifteen associations. The Council of State canceled all of the provisions concerning the three successive versions of the noise pollution measurement protocol intended to protect the health of neighbors. This decision not only concerns authorizations and current projects, but could . . . Complete story »


January 29, 2024 • FrancePrint storyE-mail story

Projet éolien: “une imposture écologique”, selon la maire de Vorly, Corinne Lefebvre

Lors de ses voeux à la population, la maire, Corinne Lefebre, a présenté les projets 2024, et rappelé que le conseil municipal “a fortement combattu cette imposture écologique” que représente le projet d’implantation éolien prévu sur la commune. La maire de Vorly, Corinne Lefebvre, a présenté samedi 20 janvier, ses vœux à la population. Après un retour sur les projets réalisés en 2023, la première édile a annoncé le début des travaux du city-stade et de l’espace fitness pour ce . . . Complete story »


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