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Wind Power News: Greece
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Black vulture dies after colliding with wind turbine at ‘Natura 2000’ park in northern Greece
A black vulture (Aegypius monachus) was killed after flying onto the blades of a wind turbine installed at a Natura 2000 protected park in northern Greece, the Management Unit of Evros Delta & Dadia National Parks said. The incident occured in the Filiouri Valley, north of the settlement of Nea Santa at Rodopi prefecture, and it was recorded by the cameras of the wind turbine’s bird collision prevention system. The black vulture had been named Hector and was tagged in . . . Complete story »
Endangered black vulture killed by wind turbine in protected parkland
An endangered black vulture was killed after flying into the blades of a wind turbine located in a protected Natura 2000 park in northern Greece, officials of the Evros Delta and Dadia National Parks said on Friday. The incident, which occurred in the Filiouri Valley, north of Nea Santa in Rodopi prefecture, was recorded by the cameras of the wind turbine’s bird collision prevention system. Named Hector, the black vulture (Aegypius monachus) was tagged in 2018 when it was still . . . Complete story »
Black vulture killed after flying into wind turbine blades in northern Greece
A black vulture (Aegypius monachus) was killed after flying onto the blades of a wind turbine installed at a Natura 2000 protected park in northern Greece, the Management Unit of Evros Delta & Dadia National Parks said on Friday. The incident occured in the Filiouri Valley, north of the settlement of Nea Santa at Rodopi prefecture, and it was recorded by the cameras of the wind turbine’s bird collision prevention system. The black vulture had been named Hector and was . . . Complete story »
Greek wind projects annoy environmentalists
ATHENS – Greece is launching schemes to protect its mountains and beaches from development — a move critics say is an effort to respond to complaints following a massive investment surge in wind energy that has already destroyed many habitats. The first initiative, known as “Untrodden Mountains” and announced at November’s COP26 climate summit, will initially put six mountainous areas under protected status. The second, “1,000 Pristine Beaches,” is expected to launch later this year and will prohibit any new development or . . . Complete story »
Turbine ‘torture’ for Greek islanders as wind farms proliferate
Until a few years ago, Agii Apostoli was a picturesque seaside village on the eastern coast of Evia, drawing a modest income from tourism and fishing. Now it is ringed by towering wind turbines whose night lights and whirring sounds are tantamount to daily “torture”, locals say. “Longterm visitors ask us, why did you allow this crime to take place?” laments Stamatoula Karava, a local employee involved in a local cultural association. With their aviation lights flashing through the night . . . Complete story »
Greece to ban development in mountain areas to protect habitats
Greece will forbid new road building and development in six of its mountain areas, taking a first step to protect its last remaining virgin habitats, Environment Minister Kostas Skrekas said on Tuesday. Making the transition to green energy a key priority, the conservative government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has promised to shut down nearly all its lignite-fired plants by 2025 and protect areas with native plants and animals. Following devastating wildfires fuelled by a protracted heatwave last summer, the . . . Complete story »
Greek bird society says more wind turbines threaten vultures
ATHENS – Joining a chorus of critics who don’t want wind turbines used in Greece to power energy, the Hellenic Ornithological Society said plans to add more in the Akarnanian Mountains would jeopardize the country’s most important vulture breeding ground. Last month the regional unit of western Greece issued six licenses for category B (less than 10 MW) wind power stations for the area in western Greece, after others made unfounded complaints in the summer that wildfires on the island of . . . Complete story »
How Greece loses its natural heritage
Since 2012, Greek authorities have failed to reach a significant goal as a member of the European Union. They have continued to ignore EU standards and requirements for natural resources and biodiversity preservation. Even though climate change is knocking at the door and gaining the world’s attention, Greece even now chooses the path of harming and disturbing its national natural treasures. New environmental legislation is exacerbating the failure of the Greek state by triggering a series of dangers and possible . . . Complete story »
Too much of a good thing? Wind power and the battle for Greece’s wild heart
Greece’s lack of a strategic planning framework allows developers to license wind power projects many times over requirements, disregarding their impact on local habitats. Is there a better way to plan for renewable energy that avoids damaging the environment in the name of combating climate change? “Name your three favourite places in Greece, then look at the map of the Greek Energy Regulator. There is most probably a wind farm planned there”, says Dimitris Gotsis, a design engineer and outdoors . . . Complete story »
Gov’t tells regulator to withdraw wind turbine permits in fire-affected areas
The country’s energy regulator should withdraw a permit for the erection of wind turbines on a mountain in northern Evia affected by last August’s wildfires, a government minister said on Monday. In a letter to the head of the Energy Regulatory Authority, Minister for Environment and Energy Kostas Skrekas expressed his surprise that a permit had been issued to erect wind turbines in the municipality of Istiaia, in northern Evia. “I was surprised to learn that the Energy Regulatory Authority . . . Complete story »
