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Statnett stengte flyttlei – Full seier til Duokta reinbeitedistrikt i Hålogaland lagmannsrett
[Full victory for Duokta reindeer herding district – The Hålogaland Court of Appeal has issued a unanimous verdict that Statsnett’s license and expropriation are invalid.] Statnetts anlegg ved Straumvatnet i Sørfold kommune, innenfor Duokta reinbeitedistrikt i Nordland stengte reinbeitedistriktets flyttlei. Nå har Hålogaland lagmannsrett avsagt en enstemmig dom at Statsnett konsesjon og ekspropriasjon er ugyldige. Jusprofessor ved UiT Øyvind Ravna sier at resultatet var ganske overraskende. – Avgjørelsen er forankret i forvaltningsloven hvor lagmannsretten har kommet til at Statnett og NVE . . . Complete story »
Bats factor in Danish offshore wind farm permit loss
The Danish Energy Board of Appeal has notified Greater Copenhagen–based utility company Hofor that the permit for its Aflandshage offshore wind farm granted last autumn by the Danish Energy Agency has been rescinded. Located approximately six miles off Denmark’s southern coast, near Copenhagen, the wind farm was planned to have 26 turbines provided by Spain-based firm Siemens Gamesa. Danish company Cadeler was to have transported and installed the turbines. The project was expected to begin operation in early 2026 and . . . Complete story »
Permit rescinded for Hofor’s Aflandshage wind farm off Denmark
The Danish Energy Board of Appeal has annulled the establishment permit for Hofor’s Aflandshage offshore wind farm, to be located off the Danish coast. The permit was issued by Danish Energy Agency in 2022. Expected to generate 300MW, the wind farm was to be located 10km off the south coast of the country near Copenhagen, and to be powered by 26 wind turbines. The project was expected to begin operations in 2026 and to generate clean electricity for 300,000 households . . . Complete story »
Plans for ‘mega’ wind turbines at rural beauty spot in North Wales have been dropped
An energy firm has dropped plans for giant wind turbines in a rural beauty spot in North Wales. Cardiff-based Bute Energy wanted to build an “energy park” on the hills between Betws yn Rhos, Llangernyw and Llanfair TH. There was huge concern locally about the proposals with claims the tip heights could be taller than the 207-metre Great Orme, Llandudno – making them amongst the largest ever built onshore. Each turbine would have a rotor diameter slightly longer than the . . . Complete story »
Sojitz cancels Hokkaido wind project on costs, local objections
Japanese trading company Sojitz Corp. canceled its plan to build a wind power plant in Hokkaido, amid soaring material costs and growing local criticism about the environmental impact of the project. “After re-examining the business plan from various perspectives, including the recent sharp rise in material prices, we have concluded that this project does not meet Sojitz’s investment criteria,” the company in a statement on Saturday. The decision adds to a recent trend of wind project cancellations, likely creating a . . . Complete story »
Residents win battle against wind turbine
Residents in South Conamara have won their battle against plans to construct a wind turbine near their homes. An Bord Pleanála last week upheld a decision made by Galway County Council to refuse planning permission for a 4.2-megawatt wind turbine with an overall height of 125 metres at Bóthar Buí, Indreabhán. Natural Forces Renewable Energy Limited had appealed the County Council decision to ABP but the planning appeals board refused to allow the development go-ahead. It listed four main reasons . . . Complete story »
Enel suspends Colombia wind farm construction after years of protests
The Colombian unit of Italy’s biggest utility, Enel, indefinitely suspended the construction of a wind farm in Colombia’s north on Wednesday after a series of protests by local communities. The decision comes two weeks after Enel reached an agreement with the communities to allow development to proceed normally after three years of delays. Located in the municipalities of Maicao and Uribia in Colombia’s La Guajira department on the border with Venezuela, the Windpeshi Wind Farm project was slated to generate . . . Complete story »
Planners turn down Connemara wind turbine project
The construction of half a dozen turbines in Connemara has been rejected by planners on the basis that the area is not zoned for wind development projects. The proposed development was for the erection of six wind turbines in the townlands of Tullaghmore, Tawnaghbeg, Tullaghaboy and Lurgan. The site for the proposed wind farm is located less than three miles from Maam Cross, extending to around 400 acres of predominantly blanket bog and upland heath. The development would have also . . . Complete story »
Northland Power cancels wind project in County of St. Paul
A wind power project that was being planned for an area in the County of St. Paul has been cancelled, according to information received by area residents from the potential developer, Northland Power. In a letter dated March 16, it states that on Dec. 22, the project known as Pihew Waciy, received its Renewable Energy Referral Report from Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (AEP). “The team at Northland and our supporting group of environmental specialists have spent a number of . . . Complete story »
Lozère : les quatre éoliennes de Lachamp ne verront jamais le jour, le Conseil d’État a retoqué le projet
[The four Lachamp wind turbines will never see the light of day: the Council of State has rejected the project.] C’est sans doute le dernier clou dans le cercueil du projet éolien de Lachamp (Lozère), porté par la société Vents d’Oc Centrale d’énergie renouvelable, que vient d’enfoncer le Conseil d’État. Après le tribunal administratif de Nîmes en 2020, et la cour administrative d’appel de Toulouse en 2022, la haute juridiction administrative vient à son tour de fermer la porte au . . . Complete story »
