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These news and opinion items are gathered by National Wind Watch 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.


May 11, 2023 • SwedenPrint storyE-mail story

Vindkraftverk i lågor utanför Ystad – får brinna ner

[During the night hours of Thursday morning, a wind turbine outside Ystad started to burn. Three blades plummeted down. The emergency services extinguished the ground fire but let the rest of the wind turbine burn down.] Ett vindkraftverk utanför Ystad började brinna på natten mot torsdag. Tre vingar började brinna så kraftigt att de störtade ner på marken. Räddningstjänsten larmades till platsen och påbörjade släckning av markbranden nedanför vindkraftverket som vingarna hade orsakat. – Man ska absolut inte gå nära, . . . Complete story »


December 22, 2022 • SwedenPrint storyE-mail story

Reindeer herders fear Arctic industry boom

Reindeer herder Elle Merete Omma says climate change is causing problems for her animals, but so are the carbon-cutting industries designed to fight it. “We are having a double burden actually at the moment,” says Ms Omma, “I’m worried about the future.” She belongs to a community of indigenous Sami reindeer herders near the city of Umeå in northern Sweden, who say they’ve been affected by the climate crisis. Thick fluffy snow usually falls from November onwards, but the start . . . Complete story »


December 2, 2022 • Letters, SwedenPrint storyE-mail story

“Nej till ny vindkraft i Hultsfred ligger fast”

[The impact on the environment, people and animals is unclear, the power generation lacks the stability and security of supply we need for a safe electricity supply and a reasonable price, ownership is often short-term and the responsibility and the cost of restoration at the end of the service life risk ultimately falls on the municipality and its inhabitants.] Den inställning som från början främst grundade sig i de signaler vi fick från de berörda människor vi möter i olika . . . Complete story »


November 27, 2022 • SwedenPrint storyE-mail story

Nej till vindkraft men ja till ny stadspark i Gävle

[The Gävle Södra wind farm is stopped.] Vindkraftparken Gävle Södra stoppas. Slottstorget blir stadspark när Agnes Kulturhus står klart. Och rätten till förskola för syskon utökas från 15 till 25 timmar per vecka. Det är delar av den politik som Gävles tillträdande fempartistyre med S, C, KD, L och MP nu har enats om. Snart elva veckor efter valet är det slutligen klart med ett nytt styre för Gävle. Det blir en omaka kvintett där KD överger sina tidigare oppositionskollegor . . . Complete story »


October 5, 2022 • SwedenPrint storyE-mail story

Domstol avvisar vindkraft i havet utanför Gävle [Court rejects wind project off coast of Gävle]

Mark- och miljödomstolen i Östersund säger nej till en ny vindkraftspark till havs utanför Gävles kust, enligt ett pressmeddelande. Enligt domstolen ska bolaget som står bakom, Svea Vind Offshores, inte uppfyllt miljöbalkens krav i sin tillståndsansökan. Domstolen har därför inte tagit ställning till ansökans innehåll varken avseende antal vindkraftverk eller höjd på vindkraftverken. – Det finns en formell brist i och med att man inte samrått med konkurrenten som redan har tillstånd i närheten, säger Lars-Göran Bennmarker, chefsrådman på mark- . . . Complete story »


September 22, 2022 • SwedenPrint storyE-mail story

Rungande nej till vindkraftparker till havs i Söderhamns folkomröstningar

[Resounding no to offshore wind facilities in Söderhamn referendums] Det blev nej till vindkraftsparker till havs i Söderhamn i de båda folkomröstningarna i som hölls på valdagen. Över hälften av de röstande säger nej till vindkraftsparker i Söderhamn. Drygt 35 procent säger ja. Det sammanfattar enkelt resultatet av vindkraftomröstningarna i Söderhamn som redovisades på fredagsförmiddagen. Söderhamnarna har haft två folkomröstningar att ta ställning till: Ska Söderhamns kommun tillåta etablering av vindkraft på Storgrundet och ska Söderhamns kommun tillåta etablering av . . . Complete story »


September 22, 2022 • SwedenPrint storyE-mail story

Voters reject huge Swedish offshore wind projects by Iberdrola and Skyborn

Skyborn Renewables – the newly-rebranded offshore wind business Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) acquired from German developer Wpd – suffered a setback as voters in the Swedish municipality of Söderhamn seem to have shot down its plans for the 1GW Storgrundet offshore wind project in the Bay of Bothnia. Another huge project by local developer Svea Vind called Gretas Klackar 2 also was subject to the vote. Iberdrola in 2020 signed a deal giving it the right to take a majority . . . Complete story »


July 23, 2022 • SwedenPrint storyE-mail story

‘Lucky family wasn’t hurt’: New blade break hits flagship GE wind turbine

GE is investigating a second blade failure within a year at a wind farm in Sweden using some of its latest onshore turbines after an incident witnessed by a family with children nearby. A blade on one of the GE 5.3MW-158 Cypress machines at the Bjorkvattnet project became partially detached on Thursday evening, confirmed renewables operator OX2 which manages the site. Nobody was injured but the incident, which resulted in some debris falling to the ground, was seen by a . . . Complete story »


July 21, 2022 • SwedenPrint storyE-mail story

Turbine down; Collapse and oil spill shuts one of Europe’s largest and newest wind farms

An investigation is underway after a turbine collapse that closed one of Europe’s largest and newest onshore wind farms just weeks after it was inaugurated. A turbine fell at the 475MW Nysäter project in northern Sweden around midday on Saturday, said a statement on the project’s website. No one was injured but there was a suspected oil leak from the affected turbine’s gearbox and the entire wind farm is now closed, it added, urging the public to stay away. “We . . . Complete story »


July 21, 2022 • SwedenPrint storyE-mail story

Swedish wind turbine collapses days after wind farm inauguration

A single wind turbine at a 114-turbine wind farm in Sweden has collapsed only days after the wind farm was inaugurated. The 475MW Nysäter wind farm was inaugurated and connected to the local grid on July 9, around 400 kilometres north of Stockholm, which is expected to generate enough electricity to cover the annual needs of more than 300,000 households. Developed by RWE Renewables Sweden, which took the project over in 2011 from the original developer SCA, the Nysäter wind . . . Complete story »


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