Wind Power News: Greece
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Σωματείο Εργαζομένων ΟΤΑ Τήνου – Στήριξη στον αγώνα ενάντια στην εγκατάσταση ανεμογεννητριών
Το Διοικητικό Συμβούλιο του Σωματείου Εργαζομένων ΟΤΑ Νήσου Τήνου δηλώνει για μια ακόμη φορά τη στήριξή του στον διαρκή αγώνα ενάντια στην εγκατάσταση ανεμογεννητριών στο νησί μας, καταδικάζει απερίφραστα την απρόκλητη άσκηση βίας από τις «εισαγόμενες» αστυνομικές δυνάμεις κατά τη διάρκεια μιας δυναμικής – πλην ειρηνικής – διαμαρτυρίας και τις προσαγωγές πολιτών που υπερασπίζονται την λαϊκή βούληση των κατοίκων του νησιού μας. Η ανάπτυξη ενός τόπου προϋποθέτει το σεβασμό στο φυσικό κεφάλαιο, δηλαδή στα βουνά και στις θάλασσές του, στις . . . Complete story »
Τηνος Ανεμογεννήτριες προ των πυλών, με απόβαση αστυνομικών δυνάμεων!
Επανέναρξη εργασιών στα βουνά της Τήνου, διήμερη απαγόρευση κυκλοφορίας οχημάτων και συγκέντρωση αστυνομικών δυνάμεων συνθέτουν το σκηνικό έντασης απέναντι στη σύσσωμη τοπική κοινωνία του νησιού. Απρόκλητη επίθεση των ΜΑΤ και προσαγωγές. Διαρκης ενημερωση … Επανέναρξη των εργασιών εγκατάστασης ανεμογεννητριών στην Τήνο αποφάσισε η εταιρεία ‘ΕΝΕΡΓΕΙΑΚΗ ΚΥΚΛΑΔΩΝ Ε.Π.Ε.’ στη θέση ‘Πράσσα – Πολέμου Κάμπος’ για τη σκυροδέτηση των βάσεων αιολικού σταθμού παρά της αντιδράσεις σύσσωμης της τοπικής κοινωνίας, δημοτικής αρχής και κινήσεων πολιτών. Τετάρτη 20 Μαΐου – χρονικό Από νωρίς το πρωί . . . Complete story »
Greece goaded to keep wind farms away from environmental areas
As the number of wind farms using giant turbines has spread across Greece, environmental analysts want the New Democracy government not to allow more in areas considered environmentally-friendly. Experts urged authorities to suspend the development of new wind parks on Natura-protected sites, arguing that planned facilities in areas that could suffer environmental damage should be exempted, said Kathimerini. A study by the University of Ioannina found wind farms already cover nearly half the target for 7,050 megawatts (MW) of wind . . . Complete story »
Why many Greek greens oppose wind power
A cluster of state-owned power plants in north-western Greece have been spewing smoke and toxic ash over nearby villages for decades. The plants are fuelled by lignite, a dirty brown coal extracted from open-pit mines that scar the local countryside. Studies have shown that mining communities suffer above-average rates of lung disease and cancer, yet jobs in other sectors are scarce in a region with chronically high unemployment. Changes may be on the way. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the new centre-right prime . . . Complete story »
Εύβοια: Οι θυελλώδεις βοριάδες γκρέμισαν τις ανεμογεννήτριες (εικόνας—photos)
[Euboia: Storm winds take down wind turbines – photos by Dimitris Stavridis] Ένα ολόκληρο αιολικό πάρκο, κατέστρεψαν ολοσχερώς οι άνεμοι στην Εύβοια. Η ταχύτητα τους ξεπέρασε και τα 140km/h , με αποτέλεσμα τις παρακάτω εικόνες! Πηγή εικόνας: Dimitris Stavridis Complete story »
Rare birds killed by wind turbines in Evros, Greece
The National Forest and Park Management Authority of Dadia, Lefkimi, and Soufli announced on Wednesday that two rare raptors were found killed recently next to wind turbines in south Evros, in northeastern Greece. On August 19, a lesser spotted eagle was found dead by a resident of Ferres in Evros, at the wind turbine park of Melia. Just two days later, the body of a rare cinereous vulture was spotted next to another wind turbine located near the village of . . . Complete story »
Court challenge halts work on largest Greek wind farm
Italian group Enel has suspended construction work on its 154MW Kafireas wind farm in southern Greece – set to be the nation’s largest – after the country’s Council of State issued a temporary order halting the project. A legal challenge by local group the Association for the Protection of the Environment in South Karistia, together with local residents, have brought a case against the Greek Ministry of Environment’s consent for the wind farm. The court has ruled that work on . . . Complete story »
Top court issues temporary freezing order for Enel Hellas wind farm project in Evia
The summer section of the Council of State issued on Wednesday temporary orders blocking a project by Enel Green Power Hellas to construct a cluster of eight wind farms and 73 wind turbines in the area of Kafireas, on the southern part of Greece΄s Evia island, in the municipality of Karistos. “We order that no further work that seeks to carry out the projects in question be done, until a decision is reached on the request to suspend the contested . . . Complete story »
Holiday islands protest against wind park plans
The Greek state’s plans to create wind parks on four Greek holiday islands to assist in providing power for the mainland are now facing opposition. The wind parks, which are said to have a capacity of 316.7 megawatts, are perceived as unnecessary and dismissed as an eyesore for locals and tourists alike. “This is a huge project that will destroy our island’s landscape and irreparably damage tourism,” Paros Mayor, Markos Kovaios said. He said the island is already producing enough . . . Complete story »
Seven new wind farms in Imathia and Kozani
The environmental conditions for the construction and the operation of seven large wind farms and the additional technical works required, were approved today by the Minister of Environment, Energy & Climate Change Yiannis Maniatis. The wind power stations with a total capacity of 465 MW will be located on Mount Vermio, in the northern part of Greece, within the administrative boundaries of Greek municipalities Veria and Naoussa in the Greek Prefecture of Imathia, and the municipality of Eordaia in the Greek . . . Complete story »
