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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.


March 6, 2024 • Scotland, Print storyE-mail story

Scots scientist charged over ‘enormous’ £7m wind farm fraud scheme

A Scots scientist has been accused of scamming wind farm investors out of £7.4million. Dr Paul Dougan, a former renewable energy firm boss and Oxford graduate, has been accused of using investors’ cash to buy up a string of properties across Scotland and the UK in an “enormous” case brought by prosecutors in Northern Ireland. The 54-year-old, from Glasgow, faces a catalogue of offences alongside an ex business partner. He is accused of a total of 24 charges, including acquiring . . . Complete story »


March 5, 2024 • EnglandPrint storyE-mail story

Ted Hughes: Former poet laureate’s estate backs campaigners fighting giant wind farm on Calderdale moorland

The Mytholmroyd-born poet was famous for his evocation of the natural world, inspired by the Calder Valley landscape he grew up in. Stop Calderdale Windfarm, marshalling objections to Calder Wind Farm Ltd’s proposals for a 65-turbine wind farm on more than 2,300 hectares of land at Walshaw Moor above Hebden Bridge, says the Ted Hughes Estate – run by poet’s widow Carol Hughes – is behind their campaign. Calderdale Wind Farm Ltd says the wind farm could be England’s biggest . . . Complete story »


March 5, 2024 • ScotlandPrint storyE-mail story

EDF wind farm to pay £5.5 million to vulnerable customers after overcharging grid

Energy company EDF will pay £5.5 million into a fund designed to help vulnerable customers after regulator Ofgem found that it had overcharged the grid. Ofgem said that EDF’s Dorenell Windfarm Limited (DWL) charged “excessive prices” when it was asked to reduce its output. “Ofgem considers that DWL charged excessive prices to reduce output where this was required to keep the system balanced, and the breach pushed up costs for consumers,” Ofgem said in a statement on Monday. The regulator . . . Complete story »


March 1, 2024 • SwedenPrint storyE-mail story

Icy blast of bankruptcies loom for Swedish wind-power sector, experts warn

Two Swedish economists have issued a warning that the country’s wind-power industry is on the brink of a wave of bankruptcies. Christian Sandström and Christian Steinbeck analysed wind-power companies’ annual reports in Sweden and their work revealed “significant financial problems”, they told Swedish media outlet Kvartal on February 28. “The total loss for the years 2017–2022 amounted to 13.5 billion Swedish krona [€1.2 billion], which meant a loss margin of 39 per cent,” they said about the sector. Such heavy . . . Complete story »


February 29, 2024 • Germany, , Print storyE-mail story

Brand einer Windkraftanlage im Ortsteil Clausnitz — Fire at a wind turbine

Zum Brand einer Windkraftanlage im Ortsteil Clausnitz gab die Polizeidirektion Chemnitz folgende Presseerklärung ab: Zeit: 27.02.2024, 15:30 Uhr Ort: Rechenberg-Bienenmühle, OT Clausnitz (740) Die Einsatzkräfte kamen am gestrigen Nachmittag bei einem Brand zum Einsatz. Ein Windrad in der Geleitstraße war auf bislang unbekannte Art und Weise in Brand geraten. Servicetechniker hatten dort Reparaturarbeiten durchgeführt und anschließend ein brennendes Windrad festgestellt. Die Feuerwehr konnte brennende, herabfallende Geräteteile löschen. Derzeit wird geprüft, wie das Windrad in Brand geraten konnte und ob ein . . . Complete story »


February 28, 2024 • ScotlandPrint storyE-mail story

Armadale Wind Farm turbines would have ‘startling’ effect on landscape, planning officers says as councillors are advised to object to the development

North councillors are being advised to object to a planning application to build a wind farm which it is feared would “overwhelm” the north Sutherland village of Armadale. Brookfield Renewables is seeking permission to build a nine-turbine wind farm on an area of hill land and common grazings overlooking the village. Members of the North Planning applications Committee will consider the application at their meeting in Inverness next Tuesday, March 5. The final decision will be taken by Scottish Ministers . . . Complete story »


February 25, 2024 • IrelandPrint storyE-mail story

Government opposes Derrybrien wind farm bill at second stage in Seanad

Legislation aimed at rescuing the troubled Derrybrien wind farm in Co Galway from being dismantled was rejected by Senators in the Seanad this week. The special measures in the public interest (Derrybrien wind farm) bill 2023, introduced last year, aimed to prevent the decommissioning of the multimillion-euro wind farm. The proposed legislation reached its second stage in the Seanad this week. The development, located in southern Galway with its 70 turbines, was once the country’s largest wind farm and has . . . Complete story »


February 24, 2024 • ScotlandPrint storyE-mail story

Lethen windpower plan near Grantown is rejected by Ministers

A controversial plan for 17 wind turbies near Lochindorb some 10km north-west of Grantown has been refused by Scottish Ministers. The Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit announced the refusal last night. Scotland Against Spin reported: “The Scottish Ministers acknowledge that there are environmental effects from the proposed development resulting in significant visual and landscape impacts as well as impacts on some SLQs (Special landscape qualities) of the (Cairngorms National) Park and on the special qualities of the SLA (Special landscape . . . Complete story »


February 24, 2024 • ScotlandPrint storyE-mail story

Grantown wind farm planners ‘Gambled and lost’ say campaigners

Anti–wind farm campaigners are celebrating last night’s announcement that a plan for a 17-turbine wind farm on a historic beauty spot north of Grantown has been rejected. As the Strathy announced earlier, the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit have refused the controversial application lodged by Fred.Olsen Renewables to develop an area near Lochindorb on the Dava Moor. This afternoon Graham Lang of Scotland Against Spin celebrated: “This is an excellent result.” He told the Strathy: “Although the council did lodge . . . Complete story »


February 23, 2024 • Germany, , , Print storyE-mail story

Sturmtief „Wencke“ reißt Flügel von Windrad ab

[Storm tears blade off wind turbine] An einem Windrad bei Dornstadt (Baden-Württemberg) ist ein Flügel abgebrochen. Ursache soll eine heftige Sturmböe gewesen sein. Das rund 15 Tonnen schwere und 40 Meter lange Teil sei am Donnerstagnachmittag auf einem Acker nahe der Autobahn 8 und einer Bahnstrecke aufgeprallt, teilte die Polizei mit. Es bestand demnach die Gefahr, dass wegen des starken Windes Teile auf die rund 250 Meter entfernten Schienen und die dahinterliegende Fahrbahn geweht werden könnten. Auf der Autobahn war . . . Complete story »


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