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Wind Power News: Radio
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Eastern Carroll County residents resolute in blocking proposed Nimbus wind facility
Caroline Rogers stands beneath a large elm tree this morning on a pasture southeast of Green Forest in Carroll County. She gestures toward a craggy mountain ridge in the distance. “Around here, everyone has springs or wells, or they truck in water or have water catchment,” she said. “So if during the construction – if they pierce our spring or they divert our spring – we could lose our water.” Rogers, the founder of Stop Wind Farms AR, refers to collateral damage . . . Complete story »
Appeal lodged against proposed wind turbine in Roscommon
The proposed turbine would have a tip height of just over 149 metres, with an 81 metre high tower holding the blades. An appeal has been lodged against a proposed 150 metre wind energy turbine in County Roscommon. Natural Forces Renewable Energy Limited were granted planning permission last month to construct the wind turbine at Kilcash near Athleague. The proposed turbine would have a tip height of just over 149 metres, with an 81 metre high tower holding the blades. . . . Complete story »
Councillors lodge opposition to wind farm development near Belclare with An Bord Pleanála
Tuam area councillors have officially voiced their opposition to a significant wind farm development near Belclare. An Bord Pleanála is currently assessing an application for 8 turbines at Laurclavagh and adjacent townlands. The council are obliged to make a submission, and councillors had the option to attach recommendations to the official submission. At the suggestion of Cathaoirleach Donagh Killilea, they agreed to make a joint submission, which will now be sent to An Bord Pleanála. Councillor Killilea told our reporter . . . Complete story »
Concerns expressed locally regarding planned offshore wind farm projects
The controversy over the idea of Wind turbines off the Mid-Atlantic coast continues. The Talk of Delmarva’s Joe Ciccanti spoke at length with Captain HD Parsons at Fisherman’s Wharf in Lewes, specifically regarding the issue of these projects in relation to the health of ocean mammals. Captain Parsons says that everyone he has talked to about the issue for the most part are very concerned because it’s their livelihood–living near the Delmarva coast. The Talk of Delmarva is attempting to . . . Complete story »
Mäklaren: Ingen vill köpa hus där vindkraft planeras
[Broker: Nobody wants to buy a house where wind power is planned] Intresset för att köpa hus som ligger i de områden där Holmen planerar vindkraftverk i Finspångs och norra Östergötland har minskat. Det menar mäklaren Annika Ingemarsdotter Skoogenäs vid Elite Fastighetsmäklare. Hon har 35 års erfarenhet av husförsäljning. “När det gäller fastigheter i de områden som berörs så har efterfrågan blivit noll”, säger hon. Complete story »
Wind farms are overstating their output — and consumers are paying for it
“It looks like some operators are gaming the system.” [Podcast (with transcript): The Big Take: Why Wind Farms Are Paid Millions to Turn Off] Dozens of British wind farms run by some of Europe’s largest energy companies have routinely overestimated how much power they’ll produce, adding millions of pounds a year to consumers’ electricity bills, according to market records and interviews with power traders. These extra costs are linked to a growing problem with Britain’s outdated electricity network: On blustery . . . Complete story »
‘Memorial to all who suffered’: survivors protest wind farm near Japanese American incarceration site
Paul Tomita was just four when his family was interned. He was too young to remember Franklin D Roosevelt, then president, issuing the executive order that saw him and at least 125,000 others of Asian descent packed onto blacked-out trains and sent to prison camps during the second world war. But his memories come alive when he recalls the hard, clattering train filled with fear and anxiety. “They did not tell us anything. So there were just these crazy rumours,” . . . Complete story »
Erster Vorfall dieser Art: Frachter rammt Windkraftanlage in Nordsee
[First incident of its kind: Freighter collides with wind turbine in the North Sea] Ein Frachtschiff hat in der Nordsee eine Windkraftanlage eines Offshore-Windparks gerammt. Das bestätigte der Betreiber der Windanlage, das dänische Energieunternehmen Ørsted. Der Unfall ereignete sich rund 45 Kilometer vor dem deutschen Festland. Die Offshore-Windkraftanlage sei nach zunächst fortgesetzter Nutzung inzwischen für Untersuchungen außer Betrieb genommen worden. Nach Angaben von Ørsted hat der Frachter nach dem Unfall die Seeraumüberwachung nicht direkt kontaktiert. Das betriebsinterne Kontrollzentrum von Ørsted . . . Complete story »
España dice basta a los molinillos: aluvión de llamadas a esRadio desde todo el país
[Spain says enough to the windies: barrage of calls to esRadio from all over the country] Las sierras y los montes de gran parte de España se están poblando con aerogeneradores y plantas de placas solares que están destruyendo el paisaje. En Aragón, la empresa Forestalia en connivencia con el Gobierno socialista de Javier Lambán, estas instalaciones están provocando un conflicto entre los vecinos de las localidades de Teruel que también se ha trasladado a la zona de Utiel, en . . . Complete story »
Wind resistance
There’s no shortage of wind blowing across the Great Lakes. Turning that wind into energy could be a big step towards lowering carbon emissions in the region. And despite plenty of studies showing vast energy potential, the Great Lakes still don’t have any offshore turbines. That could soon change. A first-of-its-kind project has been approved for Lake Erie: six turbines, eight miles from the Cleveland shoreline. But it hasn’t come easy. Public opposition is the biggest barrier to building wind . . . Complete story »
