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Icebreaker Wind project halted, no plans to resurrect effort to put wind turbines in Lake Erie
A pilot project to bring wind power to Lake Erie has been put on hold amid rising costs and other challenges that have delayed progress and dimmed its chances of success. The Lake Erie Energy Development Corp., which several years ago seemed destined to achieve its goal to put six wind turbines in Lake Erie about eight miles off Cleveland, stated Friday it has “made the difficult decision to temporarily halt the Icebreaker Wind project.” Icebreaker was to be the . . . Complete story »
Developer decides not to submit application for Stamford wind project
A developer considering a 2.2-megawatt wind power project in Stamford has announced it won’t continue in the permitting process before the Vermont Public Utility Commission. Norwich Technologies, manager of the Stamford Main Renewables wind turbine proposal, said in a media release, “To date, the project has had to delay its [permit application] filing multiple times due to the project being fed by a line from outside of Vermont with a utility that is not under Vermont rules. These delays have . . . Complete story »
Shell exits US SouthCoast wind farm contract, agrees to pay penalty
Shell’s finance chief said on Thursday the firm had exited a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the planned SouthCoast windfarm off the coast of Massachusetts, agreeing to pay a penalty rather than face rising costs for building the project. Energy firms from BP (BP.L) to Orsted (ORSTED.CO) have announced hefty writedowns in recent days for their U.S. windfarm projects in the face of high inflation. Reporting by Shadia Nasralla and Ron Bousso Complete story »
Ørsted pulls out of billion-dollar NJ offshore wind turbines project
The Danish energy company, Ørsted, announced Tuesday they would be pulling out of the billion-dollar project to build wind turbines off the New Jersey coast, a week before an election in which offshore wind has been a controversial political topic. The company will cease development of the Ocean Wind 1 and 2 projects, which were supposed to be built off the coast of Atlantic City, according to a press release. These offshore wind projects have been a cornerstone of Gov. . . . Complete story »
“Wrong project, wrong place”: Plans dumped for controversial Tasmania wind farm
Renewables developer Ark Energy has dumped plans to build a 50MW wind farm in north-western Tasmania, saying it will focus instead on its portfolio of larger projects, including another three wind farms proposed for the island state. Ark confirmed on Friday that it had “made the difficult decision” to cease development of the Western Plains wind farm – the smallest project it its Australian development portfolio at 50.4MW – and withdraw it from the planning process. “With a growing national . . . Complete story »
Dickinson County board rejects Invenergy permit to install new wind turbines in the Iowa Great Lakes area
Plans for a new wind farm in the Iowa Great Lakes region hit a major roadblock Wednesday night. Opponents of a proposed wind farm in the Iowa Great Lakes region credit a grassroots effort for putting a pause on the project located east and southeast of East Lake Okoboji. Emotions ran high as the Dickinson County Board of Adjustment turned down a permit for Invenergy to install up to 79 turbines. Tears streamed down the face of resident Kris Van . . . Complete story »
Western Plains wind farm at Stanley taken off table
Ark Energy’s controversial Western Plains wind farm proposal for Stanley appears to be dead in the water. Circular Head Council Mayor Gerard Blizzard has confirmed the council had received notification that the energy company had rescinded its application to Tasmania’s Environment Protection Authority to approve the management plan for the project. Ark Energy had planned to build up to 12 turbines at Western Plains which is just north west of Stanley near the historic Highfield House attraction. The property, four . . . Complete story »
Plans for new 17-turbine wind farm south of Nairn turned down by Highland Council
Plans for a new wind farm on the Dava Moor south of Nairn have been turned down by Highland Council. At the latest meeting of the local authority’s south planning committee councillors were unanimous in rejecting the proposal to build the new 17-turbine Lethen Wind Farm, about 16 miles south of the town. Council officers had recommended rejecting the application as it showed, in their view, “insufficient regard to preserving natural beauty of the countryside”. Fred Olsen Renewables wants to . . . Complete story »
Swedish court rejects Tribbhult project
Sweden’s Land and Environment Supreme Court has rejected Statkraft’s planned wind farm in Tribbhult, Västervik municipality. The judgment follows the municipality withdrawing its previous approval for the up to 16-turbine wind farm. The court therefore judged permission could not be granted. “The verdict is regrettable and sends a negative signal to the industry that the permit processes surrounding the design of new wind power are highly uncertain,” said Statkraft Sweden chief executive Jakob Norström. “This at a time when the . . . Complete story »
Sweden nixes Vattenfall’s offshore wind project
The government of Sweden has rejected Vattenfall’s application to build an offshore wind farm at Stora Middelgrund off Sweden’s west coast, citing ”negative effects on the environment” and ”national interests” as the reasons for the decision. The Swedish government will not grant Vattenfall permission to build and operate the wind farm located offshore Halmstad, saying that ”the applicant has not shown that the chosen location meets the requirement for suitable location according to ch. 2. Section 6 of the Environmental . . . Complete story »
