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Wind Power News: France
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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Le promoteur d’un parc éolien condamné à indemniser des riverains: “nos maisons sont devenues invendables”
[“Our homes have become unsellable”. A wind energy company was ordered to pay more than 730,000 euros to residents in Melgven, Finistère, by the Rennes Court of Appeal. The plaintiffs obtained recognition of damages for “real estate depreciation”.] Une entreprise concessionnaire d’éoliennes a été condamnée à verser plus de 730.000 euros à des riverains, à Melgven, dans le Finistère. La cour d’appel de Rennes a pris un arrêt inédit ce 12 mars 2024. Ces plaignants ont obtenu la reconnaissance d’un . . . Complete 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 »
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 »
Nord de l’Aisne, un technicien écoute les infrasons des éoliennes
Ne cherchez pas un casque ou un micro, Jean-Louis Rémouit écoute les éoliennes autrement. Sur la nappe vichy de la cuisine de Valérie Bernardeau, la présidente de SOS danger éolien, il a installé son ordinateur et surtout un boîtier abritant son enregistreur atmosphérique. Derrière cette dénomination un peu technique, il faut voir le principe du baromètre qui enregistre la pression générée et diffusée par les éoliennes. « Il s’agit d’évaluer la pression en Sound pressure level (SPL), unité de mesure utilisée . . . Complete story »
France drops renewables targets, prioritises nuclear in new energy bill
Critics are deriding as a step backward a new French energy bill that favours the further development of nuclear power and avoids setting targets for solar and wind power and other renewables. France, like other EU countries, aims to achieve carbon neutrality in 2050. The proposed text, which is slated to go before the cabinet early next month and then be submitted to lawmakers, reaffirms France’s commitment to nuclear power to ensure “energy sovereignty”. The country became a leader in . . . Complete story »
