Representatives of three community groups
where wind turbine projects are currently under construction, addressed the Wind Concerns Ontario conference in Kingston this past weekend, and told hair - raising stories of violations of Renewable Energy Approvals, disobedience of municipal orders, ignoring conditions of road use agreements, and more.
Not exact matches
Among other
projects, according to Pop!Tech, she's designing a cheap
wind turbine capable of generating enough electricity to charge a cell phone or power LED lighting in Guatemala,
where 75 percent of the population lives below the poverty line.
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change is refusing to reconsider the situation at a Norwich Township
wind power
project,
where it was acknowledged during the appeal last year that the endangered Little Brown Bat was present, and would die as a result of the presence of
wind turbines.
Such a change would allow utilities to purchase electricity from
wind energy
projects in other states, such as Iowa,
where wind energy is more efficient, cheaper, and
turbines can be erected further away from the residences.
For example,
project planners identify areas likely or known to be used by large numbers of bats and consideration is given to potential habitat impacts when deciding
where to place
wind turbines.
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been awarded exclusivity by Danish energy group Ørsted for the supply and service of
wind turbines for the Hornsea
Project Two offshore wind project being developed in British waters, where it will install its SG 8.0 - 167 DD turbines with total capacity of 1,
Project Two offshore
wind project being developed in British waters, where it will install its SG 8.0 - 167 DD turbines with total capacity of 1,
project being developed in British waters,
where it will install its SG 8.0 - 167 DD
turbines with total capacity of 1,386 MW.
WAWC has questioned the choice of
project site in an area
where the soil conditions are not conducive to
wind turbine construction, and also so near a town of 10,000 people.
WCO says that
projects not built yet should also be halted, such as the North Kent II,
where water problems persist, and Amherst Island, to name two,
where a tiny island community will be exposed to noise emissions from 26 50 - storey high
wind turbines and endangered wildlife will be affected.
A specific case in which envy seems to be a major factor in the development of opposition to a
wind farm is the Ceres
Project on SA's Yorke Peninsula,
where some potential
turbine hosts demanded more money than the proponent was willing to pay.
Rampion
project director Matthew Swanwick said: «We're delighted to have now reached the point
where all of the
wind turbines are up and running and contributing yet more clean power.