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Wind Power News: England
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Wind turbine workers at Hull’s Siemens Gamesa blade plant balloted for strike action over pay
Around 300 Siemens Gamesa wind turbine workers in Hull are being balloted for strike action over pay, the Unite union said today (Friday, July 12). The workers, who construct 108m-long wind turbine blades by hand, are angry at a 4.5 per cent pay offer plus an opaque incentive scheme, according to Unite. Since 2018, wages at the factory on the banks of the Humber estuary have dropped by 11.9 per cent in real terms, it said. Unite general secretary Sharon . . . Complete story »
England’s largest onshore wind farm in Yorkshire ‘would be catastrophic for nature’
Campaigners have warned that building England’s largest onshore wind farm on protected peatland would be “catastrophic for carbon storage, wildlife and flood risk”. Saudi-backed developer World Wide Renewable Energy Global Ltd wants to construct the farm on more than 2,300 hectares at Walshaw Moor, between Hebden Bridge and Haworth. Consisting of up to 65 wind turbines, it would be capable of generating up to 302MW of power. The developer said last September that it would establish a £75m community benefit . . . Complete story »
Fylde wind farm plans could see vital horse riding centre close for good
A ‘lifeline’ horse riding centre could be forced to close if controversial wind farm plans go ahead – despite offering a place of solace for many. In the Fylde, a ‘cable corridor’ described as being ‘wider than the M55’ could be built through the area, from the Irish Sea and to an existing electricity substation in Penwortham. From the Irish Sea, two proposed wind farms could be built in the name of providing green energy for the future. Behind the . . . Complete story »
Fylde Coast wind farm plans could tear through businesses, land and affect schools, objectors say
Across the Fylde Coast, residents, business owners and farmers are uniting on one very contentious issue. Two offshore wind farms are set to be positioned in the Irish Sea, with a series of cables connecting them to an existing electricity substation in Penwortham. Whilst the idea is good in theory, to build on green energy, the idea in action is a very different matter. Residents of the Fylde are strongly opposing the plans, dubbed the Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind . . . Complete story »
Angry campaigners against plans for England’s biggest wind farm near Hebden Bridge join forces for public meeting
Three groups have united to host a public forum to explore concerns they have over a giant windfarm proposed for thousands of hectares of moorland near Hebden Bridge. The Pennine Heritage Trust, in partnership with Hebden Bridge Literary and Scientific Society and Stop Calderdale Wind Farm, have organised the forum, which will be held next month. It is in response to Calderdale Wind Farm Ltd’s proposals for a 65-turbine wind farm on more than 2,300 hectares of land at Walshaw . . . Complete 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 »
Part of damaged blade missing at Humber Gateway offshore windpower facility
A part of a blade from one of the wind turbines at the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm in the UK has broken off after the wind turbine blade sustained damage. According to information in a Notice to Mariners from Humber Gateway OWF Control Room, the part of the damaged blade, approximately 20 metres long, has fallen into the sea and is likely adrift or submerged. The Notice was issued on 8 January, with the part that detached reported as . . . Complete story »
Owners of sporting estate in Yorkshire moors to erect 65 turbines in Bronte country
A developer has submitted notice of their intent to build wind 65 turbines on some of Yorkshire’s most culturally and ecologically valuable moorland – close to a ruined farmhouse associated with the Bronte sisters. Calderdale Wind Farm Ltd have filed scoping documents with Calderdale Council via a consultant ahead of a full planning application in respect to the Walshaw Moor Estate at Heptonstall, near Hebden Bridge. The estate is owned by Boundary Mill retail entrepreneur Richard Bannister, whose family are . . . Complete story »
Worker injured in accident at turbine factory site
A man was taken to hospital after a serious accident at the Teesworks site near Redcar. Medics were called to an incident at the huge regeneration site in Teesside, with the patient taken to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough. Neither the nature of the incident nor the worker’s condition are currently known. The incident took place at the SeAH Wind site, where an offshore wind turbine monopile factory is currently being erected. K2 Construction is the build’s principal contractor. . . . Complete story »
Yorkshire moors could get England’s biggest wind farm in threat to blanket bog habitat
Calderdale Windfarm Ltd is exploring options for 65 turbines on Walshaw Moor, near the Walshaw Dean reservoirs above Hebden Bridge in Calderdale. The company said the scheme would generate enough electricity to power more than 286,000 homes a year. Environmental campaigners warned the development would disturb peat bogs, releasing carbon into the atmosphere. A spokesperson for Calderdale Windfarm, which is backed by Worldwide Renewable Energy (WWRE), said the proposal was an “incredibly exciting opportunity”. “During a cost-of-living crisis, with ongoing . . . Complete story »
