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Minister tells wind farm developer in Laois to ‘pack up their bags’
An Bord Pleanála (ABP) has rejected a planning application by Coolglass Windfarm Limited to erect 13 wind turbines measuring 180 meters in height between The Swan, Wolfhill, Luggacurren, Fossey and Timahoe. The decision upheld the planners in Laois County Council’s decision to also reject the application when it can before them last year. The company’s proposal was to locate the turbines over 184 acres in the townlands of Fossy Upper, Aghoney, Gorreelagh, Knocklead, Scotland, Brennanshill, Monamantry, Coolglass, Crissard, Kylenabehy, Monamanry, . . . Complete story »
Ark Energy shelves Armidale wind farm project after landholders change their minds
A wind farm that was proposed for north-west New South Wales is one of many that may never be operational, according to an energy expert. Ark Energy, which was behind a bid to build a 55-turbine Doughboy Wind Farm, 50 kilometres east of Armidale, said in a statement last month the decision to withdraw the project was made “following a change of mind” from some of the nine landowners whose properties took in the project’s boundaries. “Ark Energy maintains that . . . Complete story »
Waiuku Wind Farm declined fast-track consent
An independent panel has declined resource consent for a wind farm in Waiuku, Franklin. LET Capital Number 3 Limited applied for resource consent under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020. The project would have involved constructing and operating a wind farm with 13 wind turbine generators to supply electricity to the national grid. The decision comes 154 working days after the application was lodged with the Environmental Protection Authority. The Environmental Protection Authority is not involved in the decision-making. . . . Complete story »
Atlas withdraws Chilean wind farm over indigenous concerns
Atlas Renewable Energy has withdrawn its application for a licence for a 304MW wind farm in southern Chile after government officials raised doubts about the project. The $325 million Altos de Tablaruca project would have seen the installation of 38 turbines on the southern island of Chiloe 1,100km south of the capital, Santiago. However, the National Corporation for Indigenous Development questioned the lack of information required to properly establish the project’s area of influence in indigenous communities. The National Monuments . . . Complete story »
NJ Board of Public Utilities formally terminates Ørsted offshore wind projects
August 14, 2024: Today the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities formally vacated all of its Orders that approved the Ocean Wind One and Ocean Wind Two offshore wind projects owned by the foreign offshore wind corporation Ørsted. NJBPU’s actions follow the filing of lawsuits by the County of Cape May in the New Jersey Appellate Division as well as in the Federal District Court. Cape May County challenged the BPU’s Orders, all of which have now be vacated and . . . Complete story »
WA EFSEC Order – Whistling Ridge Energy Project is officially dead
Since the creation of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in 1986, few projects have threatened Gorge resources like the controversial Whistling Ridge Energy Project. Status update: 2024 – The state-issued permit for the project expired on March 5, 2022. In 2024, the Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) reviewed two separate requests, one that would have revived and extended the expired permit and another that would have transferred the permit and the project to a new parent . . . Complete story »
Espoon tuulivoimalalle täystyrmäys KHO:lta
[The wind turbine planned for Espoo’s Ämmässuo landfill was rejected in the Supreme Administrative Court. It could be life-threatening to seagulls living in the landfill, a significant habitat for them.] Espoon Ämmässuon kaatopaikalle kaavailema tuulivoimala sai kielteisen päätöksen Korkeimmalta hallinto-oikeudelta. Tuulivoimala voisi olla hengenvaarallinen kaatopaikalla eläville lokeille, oikeus toteaa. Lokkien törmäyksiä tuulivoimalan roottoriin ei voida nykyisten selvitysten perusteella sulkea pois. Lisäksi kaatopaikka ja siellä elävien lintujen lentokäyttäytyminen lisäävät itsessään törmäysriskiä. Oikeus arvioi ratkaisussaan, että asiaan liittyvät arviot eivät tältä osin . . . Complete story »
Idaho clean energy project tanked in US Congress
Idaho’s US Representative Mike Simpson (R) took home a political win Wednesday by blocking a clean energy project from moving forward in the Magic Valley. He joined Idaho Governor Brad Little (R) in spearheading legislative resistance to the Lava Ridge Windmill Project, a proposed wind farm that would generate an estimated 700 jobs and reduce the Gem State’s carbon emissions. Simpson added language to the Fiscal Year 2025 funding package that could bar the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) . . . Complete story »
Verein mit Klage erfolgreich: Windrad-Baustopp im Höhenkirchner Forst
[A stop to construction of the wind turbines in the Höhenkirchner Forest: The Bavarian Administrative Court has ruled that the approval notice is unlawful. The focus was on water law.] Ein Baustopp für die Windräder im Höhenkirchner Forst: Der Bayerische Verwaltungsgerichtshof hat entschieden, dass der Genehmigungsbescheid rechtswidrig ist. Der Kläger, der Verein für Landschaftspflege, Artenschutz und Biodiversität, hat damit im Prinzip Recht bekommen. Das Landratsamt München erhält jetzt allerdings als Genehmigungsbehörde die Chance, ein ergänzendes Verfahren durchzuführen. Das Problem liegt . . . Complete story »
Regulator refuses approval for Adani wind power project
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has refused approval to award procurement of the 484 MW wind power plant in Mannar and Pooneryn to Adani Green Energy SL Ltd. (AGESL), saying the information submitted to it by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) was not adequate to assess least cost and technical compatibility. A letter from the power sector regulator to the CEB’s Acting General Manager, a copy of which was obtained by the Sunday Times, shows that even basic . . . Complete story »
