• Support growing for offshore wind moratorium

    Updated: 2023-08-31 11:35:57
    Earlier this month, the Democratic state Senate president and Democratic speaker of the state Assembly released a joint statement echoing our calls for a pause on offshore wind development until more research could be done. Their statements read, in part: “There are still many unanswered questions about the economic impact these projects will have on ratepayers as well as potential impacts to one of our state’s largest economic drivers, tourism at the shore.” A reasonable and rational statement one would . . .

  • South Australian government opposes proposed offshore wind farm zone

    Updated: 2023-08-29 00:32:08
    The South Australian government says a proposed offshore wind farm zone in the Southern Ocean should stop at the Victorian border and not include waters of the state’s coast. Primary Industries Minister Clare Scriven and Environment Minister Susan Close on Tuesday said the state government was in favour of the proposed zone starting at Warnambool in Victoria and ending at the SA-Victoria border. Energy Minister Chris Bowen launched public consultation on the Southern Ocean Wind Farm Zone in July, which . . .

  • Wind turbine construction delayed after police refuse to oversee it

    Updated: 2023-08-29 00:16:22
    Construction on the wind turbine project in the North has not resumed, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying on Sunday that it would. The lack of resumption is due to the fact that the Israel Police, whom Netanyahu said would oversee security for the work, did not agree to the work. As such, it has been reported in Hebrew media that the construction work will not resume until after the Jewish High Holy Days. Protests had rocked the region as . . .

  • Korea’s Jeju Island increasingly has to curtail its renewables

    Updated: 2023-08-28 00:25:24
    Along the turquoise beaches of South Korea’s Jeju Island, hundreds of wind turbines spin as ferociously as the coastal wind. A few kilometers inland, large solar farms are hard at work converting the sun’s light into power. During periods of high wind, the wind farm receives notices to halt its power generation. This is to prevent excess influx of power into the grid, which could potentially compromise the stability of the system and create a blackout. Consequently, hundreds of wind . . .

  • Plans for new 17-turbine wind farm south of Nairn turned down by Highland Council

    Updated: 2023-08-27 13:13:54
    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 . . .

  • Petition launched against proposed wind farm zone

    Updated: 2023-08-27 13:08:22
    South-west residents have been urged to sign an online petition opposing a proposed offshore wind farm zone between Portland and Warrnambool have been raised. Considered Renewables Portland launched the online petition, which already has nearly 400 signatures. “We are writing to express our deep concern and opposition to the proposed installation and operation of offshore wind turbines off the coast off Portland, Cape Bridgewater and Discovery Bay, in South West Victoria,” the petition states. “While we understand the importance of . . .

  • Work on Golan wind turbines that sparked unrest expected to resume next week

    Updated: 2023-08-26 13:06:06
    Controversial construction work on wind turbines in the Golan Heights is expected to resume next week, despite continued opposition by the area’s Druze community. Members of the community held fiery mass protests against the project in June, leading the government to halt the work. But negotiations have not borne fruit. Construction is first expected to resume on turbines that are farthest from the protesting communities, in the apparent hope of avoiding a repeat of June’s discord. The Prime Minister’s Office . . .

  • Problems continue to plague Willmar’s wind turbines

    Updated: 2023-08-26 13:01:39
    After a stellar year in 2022, maintenance issues continue to plague Willmar Municipal Utilities’ two wind turbines in 2023, potentially signaling the end of the local wind power venture. “Whether we got lucky (in 2022), or my experience with equipment is that it always runs best before it dies on you. It has that last hurrah and sails off,” said Facilities and Maintenance Supervisor Kevin Marti during the wind turbine report at the July 10 meeting of the Municipal Utilities . . .

  • P.E.I. asserts its ‘clear authority’ over municipalities on wind farms, solar

    Updated: 2023-08-26 00:58:49
    The P.E.I. government has made regulatory changes under the Renewable Energy Act to give itself “clear authority” to issue permits for solar and wind farms, including within municipal boundaries – a move that will allow projects to go ahead even if the local council is opposed. The rule change comes with the province still smarting over a four-year battle to expand its wind generation capacity in the Rural Municipality of Eastern Kings, a project the local council voted down. “We’re in . . .

  • Prosecutors question Japan lawmaker over wind farm bribery case

    Updated: 2023-08-26 00:53:48
    Tokyo prosecutors have questioned lower house member Masatoshi Akimoto on a voluntary basis over allegations that he received tens of millions of yen from a wind power company, sources familiar with the matter said Friday. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office’s special investigation squad is expected to decide whether to build a bribery case against the former ruling Liberal Democratic Party member, known as an advocate of renewable energy. The president of Japan Wind Development Co., Masayuki Tsukawaki, has decided . . .

  • Don’t believe the renewables myth. Wind and solar are not cheap.

    Updated: 2023-08-25 15:54:07
    Politicians everywhere are repeating the mantra that renewable energy is cheap, and we need to use it instead of gas (currently expensive in and near Europe) to bring down energy costs for households. As US President Joe Biden said of clean energy before signing the poetically named Executive Actions on Tackling Climate Change, Creating Jobs, and Restoring Scientific Integrity “it’s affordable; because it’s clean; because, in many cases, it’s cheaper… [clean technologies] will ultimately become cheaper than any other kind . . .

  • Willatook wind farm developer claims about Planning Minster assessment ‘misleading, farmer says

    Updated: 2023-08-25 14:43:36
    A south-west farmer and brolga conservation activist has criticised the developer of the Willatook Wind Farm for its “misleading” claims about the Planning Minister’s environmental assessment for the project. Hamish Cumming has fought several proposed wind farms across the region because they planned to build turbines on or near brolga nesting sites and has battled the Willatook project for years because of its proximity to a number of nesting sites. Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny completed an environmental impact assessment of . . .

  • Risk to endangered southern right and blue whales from offshore wind farms largely unknown, researchers say

    Updated: 2023-08-25 14:27:12
    Researchers say the risk to endangered whales from offshore wind turbines is largely unknown, as community groups push back against a proposal for a renewable energy zone along the coast of Victoria and South Australia. The proposed zone in the Southern Ocean stretches 5,100-square-kilometres off the coast from Warrnambool in Victoria to Port MacDonnell in South Australia. The federal government said the area would start at least 10km from shore, with wind turbines standing approximately 250 metres above sea level. . . .

  • Tribes concerned about wind energy development impact to fisheries, local jobs, and pristine viewsheds

    Updated: 2023-08-24 00:39:57
    Last week, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) released two draft Wind Energy Areas (“WEAs”) for development of offshore wind energy off the Oregon Coast, including areas near Florence and Brookings. The release of these WEAs was contrary to the call of the Oregon Governor and Congressional delegation requesting that the process for wind energy development by suspended to ensure that the concerns of local residents, commercial fishing, and Tribes are fully considered in the process. The Confederated . . .

  • Borumba: parliament rally against “reckless renewables”

    Updated: 2023-08-23 14:22:45
    Farmers, conservationists and western Gympie region residents this week marched on the capital, taking their “reckless renewables” concerns to Queensland Parliament House. Among them were Kilkivan Action Group founder Katy McCallum and Wide Bay federal MP Llew O’Brien, along with Nationals federal leader David Littleproud and Senator Matt Canavan. The rally, just outside the House, urged the state government “to rethink its plans to destroy prime agricultural land and pristine rainforest and animal habitat throughout Queensland.” They were part of . . .

  • Galloway Hills wind farm approved despite mountain group objection

    Updated: 2023-08-23 00:24:07
    A wind farm in southern Scotland has been given the go-ahead despite claims it will “unacceptably diminish” the hillwalking experience in Galloway. Mountaineering Scotland (MS) objected to the 17-turbine Shepherd’s Rig plan near Carsphairn. Dumfries and Galloway Council also argued the landscape was “incapable of accommodating the development”. A Scottish government reporter noted the hillwalking concerns but ruled that it could proceed. Proposals for a wind farm in the area surfaced nearly a decade ago when up to 45 turbines . . .

  • Transition to “clean energy” is hurting Indigenous communities

    Updated: 2023-08-22 15:28:01
    When Francisco Calí Tzay, the United Nations special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples, spoke at the 22nd United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, or UNPFII, last week, he listed clean energy projects as some of the most concerning threats to their rights. “I constantly receive information that Indigenous Peoples fear a new wave of green investments without recognition of their land tenure, management, and knowledge,” said Calí Tzay. His statements – and those made by other delegates – at . . .

  • For Caatinga’s last jaguars and pumas, wind farms are the newest threat

    Updated: 2023-08-22 14:33:47
    [Últimas onças da Caatinga enfrentam nova ameaça: complexos eólicos] Between March 2017 and January 2018, researchers tracked the movements of a female puma as it prowled around the Boqueirão da Onça protected area complex in the north of Brazil’s Bahia state. They’d named her Vitória, the first puma (Puma concolor) in the region to be captured and fitted with a radio collar, which researchers from the Amigos da Onça program, a wildcat project affiliated with conservation nonprofit Pró-Carnívoros, used to . . .

  • Originally limited to 115 speakers, wind farm hearing opened to 1,000+

    Updated: 2023-08-22 13:31:25
    Far more people are eligible to speak at a public hearing next week on the proposed Horse Heaven wind farm just south of Kennewick and Benton City than the 115 people a state agency originally said. Incorrect information was released because a key staff member keeping records that showed who could speak was on leave, according to the Washington state Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council on Thursday. Now the agency says anyone who commented on one or more specific issues . . .

  • Swedish court rejects Tribbhult project

    Updated: 2023-08-21 13:32:21
    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 . . .

  • As offshore wind ramps up, scientists flag potential impacts

    Updated: 2023-08-21 13:23:50
    Last year, the Biden administration announced an ambitious goal: enough offshore wind to power 10 million homes by 2030. The move would reduce carbon emissions, create jobs, and strengthen energy security. It would also help the United States – which was responsible for just 0.1 percent of the world’s offshore wind capacity last year – catch up with renewable energy leaders like China and Europe. The plan is already well underway: Massive turbines are rising off the coast of Massachusetts, and more . . .

  • The “clean energy future” is roiling both friends and foes

    Updated: 2023-08-21 13:07:25
    The problem boils down to this: If lawmakers want to ramp up renewables as fast and cheaply as possible, they’ll need to bulldoze or build over some places that people treasure. If there is anywhere in the country primed to welcome the clean energy transition, it is Penobscot Bay in Maine. Electricity prices there are high and volatile. The ocean waters are warming fast, threatening the lobster fishery. Miles offshore, winds blow strong enough to heat every home and power . . .

  • Texas Land Commissioner commits to protecting Texas waters from 860 square-mile “wind farm”

    Updated: 2023-08-21 00:48:27
    As a ninth-generation Texan, I have always loved and respected our beautiful coast, its vibrant economy, and the hard-working men and women whose livelihoods depend on the preservation of these waters. Since taking the helm of the General Land Office as the first female Land Commissioner in state history, I have also had the immense responsibility of stewarding over 13 million acres of state lands, protecting our state’s open beaches, and providing critical relief to Texans in the aftermath of . . .

  • Save LBI lays out evidence for cause of whale deaths

    Updated: 2023-08-18 16:30:03
    Background On August 4th, 2023, Save Long Beach Island (LBI) filed a lawsuit seeking to enjoin the ongoing offshore wind energy vessel surveys using high intensity noise equipment until a thorough investigation could be done and new protocols developed for estimating noise impacts from wind energy development activities. On August 14th Save LBI responded to defendant and defendant-intervenor motions, laying out in detail the evidence linking the vessel surveys to the recent whale deaths. Evidence of Causation of Whale Deaths . . .

  • BLM extends land status two more years for more analysis of the proposed Lava Ridge Wind Project area

    Updated: 2023-08-18 13:54:24
    The Bureau of Land Management said that more than 106,000 acres of BLM-managed public lands in the Lava Ridge Wind Project area will continue to be set aside from appropriation. That means that lands cannot be sold or have mining claims filed under the public land laws for another two years. The Lava Ridge Wind Project is a proposed commercial scale wind energy facility of up to 400 turbines submitted by the Magic Valley Energy, LLC to be constructed on . . .

  • 83% of residents oppose wind energy project in Strathbogie Ranges

    Updated: 2023-08-18 13:05:06
    More than 80 per cent of residents oppose the construction of a wind farm in Victoria’s Strathbogie Ranges, a survey found, posing a big challenge for developers. Darryl Otzen moved to the scenic Strathbogie Ranges north-east of Melbourne to get away from it all. But he’s found himself at the centre of a fight that has split his small community and shows just how complicated the task is to decarbonise Australia’s economy. The dispute over a proposed $1.5 billion wind . . .

  • Scroby Sands wind turbine fire off Norfolk coast

    Updated: 2023-08-15 16:49:43
    A fire on an offshore wind turbine has self extinguished [sic], its owner has said. A plume of black smoke was seen billowing from the Scroby Sands wind farm, 1.5 miles (2.5km) off the coast of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. HM Coastguard said the alarm was raised at 10:50 BST on Tuesday and that all personnel had been accounted for following an evacuation. RWE, the German company that owns the wind farm, said no-one was on board the turbine when the . . .

  • Netanyahu lets deadline for resuming work on controversial Golan wind farm slip by

    Updated: 2023-08-15 14:04:01
    Construction on a controversial wind turbine project in the Golan Heights that sparked large protests by members of the Druze community has not resumed despite the Prime Minister’s Office telling the company behind the project that they could return to work no later than August 1. In June, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a temporary halt to the project following violent protests and set up an inter-ministerial committee to address the issue. In a letter sent by Netanyahu’s military secretary . . .

  • City demands financial data as offshore wind developers ask for bigger subsidies

    Updated: 2023-08-14 14:54:20
    New York City and a consortium of big energy users accused offshore wind developers of “a concerted effort to avoid scrutiny” in their requests for bigger subsidies from ratepayers, filings with the state show. The challenge is directed at developers behind four offshore wind projects that New York is relying on to reach its clean energy goals. In June, the developers told state regulators that their projects would be at risk without an inflation adjustment to their contracts. But such . . .

  • A fishermen’s alliance fights back against offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine

    Updated: 2023-08-13 13:55:34
    The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) released an “Offshore Wind Research Summary” on Monday – a compilation of existing scientific research on the environmental impacts of offshore wind power development. An alliance comprised of the Downeast Lobstermen’s Association, the Maine Lobstermen’s Association, the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association, the Maine Lobstering Union, the Long Island Commercial Fishing Association, New England Young Fishermen’s Alliance, New Hampshire Commercial Fishing Association, Responsible Offshore Development Alliance all signed on to the NEFSA letter urging . . .

  • The financial viability of New Jersey’s offshore wind energy projects in jeopardy

    Updated: 2023-08-13 13:42:42
    New Jersey’s commitment to clean energy and climate change has taken a precarious turn as the financial viability of its offshore wind energy projects has come under scrutiny. With multiple offshore wind farms in development at the Jersey Shore, mounting concerns from residents, politicians, and financial experts are putting these projects at risk. Rising Concerns Residents along the Jersey Shore have been protesting the wind farms, fearing potential impacts on the local environment and industries. Politicians, too, are now taking . . .

  • ‘Will not be implemented’: Alberta pushes back against Ottawa’s new energy regulations

    Updated: 2023-08-12 00:50:37
    The draft federal regulations are intended to create a net-zero power grid across Canada by 2035, something Alberta and three other provinces have challenged as not being possible. The Alberta government is vowing to “chart its own path” in reaction to the federal government’s proposed clean electricity regulations (CER) for the energy industry that were released early Thursday, with Premier Danielle Smith calling the draft rules “unconstitutional and irresponsible.” The regulations are intended to create a Canada-wide net-zero power grid . . .

  • Wind farm scheme a ‘bribe’

    Updated: 2023-08-11 23:36:29
    Glen Kelly from the Kalapa and Wycarbah Local Action Committee and fellow locals are concerned about the new wind farm to be built in their community. Photo: Kent Murray The Kalapa and Wycarbah Local Action Committee has accused the Moah Creek Wind Farm developers of trying to “bribe” local residents with a $8 million Neighbour Shared Benefit Scheme. Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Estate are seeking to develop the Moah Creek Wind Farm within a 10,910 ha area consisting of . . .

  • Doubts raised about income from wind project, impact on wildlife

    Updated: 2023-08-11 13:33:49
    An opponent of the Greeley County wind farm says the 41 wind towers approved Tuesday will not be as financially profitable for the county as some people expect. Nebraska Department of Revenue figures for the last couple of years show each wind tower generates about $6,400 per year for the county in which it’s located, said Robert Bernt. If you multiply that figure times 41, it totals about $262,000 a year for the county. Those dollars come through Nebraska’s nameplate . . .

  • Offshore wind farm battle looms over SA coastline

    Updated: 2023-08-11 13:27:18
    His love of the ocean is a driving factor behind Carrison joining forces with local pollies, rock lobster and recreation fishers as they took their fight to stop offshore wind turbines with 100 metre blade spans from impacting waters off the Port MacDonnell coastline to Canberra this week. The delegation from the state’s South East told Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen they fear new ocean zoning rules out for consultation will unlock the region for wind farms that . . .

  • Murphy’s wind turbine project could be stopped by little ol’ Ocean City

    Updated: 2023-08-11 13:21:14
    Whether you’re a Democrat, Republican or independent, you have to know Phil Murphy is as slick and slippery as they come. Rather than go through the Legislature for approval of his climate cult schemes, he does it through the regulatory process. This way you have no say in the matter. It just gets rammed through by way of the BPU or the DEP. They’re made up of unelected bureaucrats appointed by the governor. Back in March Murphy chose not to . . .

  • Flügelschaden brachte gesamtes Windrad zum Kippen

    Updated: 2023-08-10 21:06:28
    [Damaged blade and remote control failure caused wind to topple turbine] Dass bei der Havarie eines Windrades bei Gnoien für Menschen keine Gefahr bestanden haben soll, ist angesichts der vielen Trümmer im Boden eine gewagte Einschätzung. Als sei im Windpark Dölitz (Landkreis Rostock) nie etwas passiert, drehten sich am Dienstag die Propeller an vier der sechs Windräder wieder wie gewohnt. Allerdings war bereits am Morgen am Rande des abgeernteten Rapsfeldes schwere Technik aufgefahren. Einen Tag nach der Havarie eines Windrades . . .

  • Remaining townships seek ban on solar, wind farms

    Updated: 2023-08-10 14:44:11
    The remaining three townships in Columbiana County who had not sought a ban of large solar facilities and large wind farms in their unincorporated areas submitted resolutions recently requesting the ban. Those townships include St. Clair, Liverpool and Yellow Creek. No date has been set for a public hearing on the proposed bans yet. Commissioners are expected to accept the resolutions at their meeting Aug. 23 and then set the date for the public hearing. That’s also the day they . . .

  • Alberta suspends approvals for green energy projects, like wind or solar power

    Updated: 2023-08-08 19:36:20
    Alberta’s United Conservative government is pausing all approvals of large renewable energy projects in response to what it says are rural and environmental concerns. In a statement Thursday, the government said the Alberta Utilities Commission is to institute a six-month moratorium on approving all wind and solar power projects greater than one megawatt over issues of development on agricultural land, effect on scenery, reclamation security and system reliability. “We are proud of our leadership in responsible renewable energy development and . . .

  • Bird advocates opposed to use of windmills for alternative energy source

    Updated: 2023-08-08 14:16:49
    The controversial use of windmills as an alternative energy source has prompted an outcry from bird experts. The Ohio Supreme Court recently decided to allow windmills at Firelands Wind LLC for its Emerson Creek Wind Farm in Huron County, and found “it does not pose a threat to migrating birds,” according to a news release. The high court’s decision will allow for the construction of a 71-turbine wind farm that spans across portions of Huron and Erie counties. Meanwhile, Lorain . . .

  • Gnoien: Sturm knickt Windrad ab – Video zeigt Absturz

    Updated: 2023-08-07 23:45:57
    [A wind turbine was damaged on Monday in a wind energy facility south of Gnoien (Rostock district), presumably caused by a strong gust of wind. A video shows the wind turbine buckling.] Vermutlich verursacht durch eine heftige Windböe ist am Montag in einem Windpark südlich von Gnoien (Landkreis Rostock) ein Windrad beschädigt worden. Ein Video zeigt, wie das Windrad abknickt. In der Nähe von Gnoien (Landkreis Rostock) ist am Montagvormittag ein Windrad in einem Windpark abgeknickt. Wie ein Polizeisprecher sagte, . . .

  • New guidelines on environmental impact assessments for offshore wind projects released

    Updated: 2023-08-07 15:38:28
    The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has published the ‘Key environmental factors for offshore windfarm environmental impact assessment under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999’ (Guidance Document). There are 13 key impacts to be assessed by offshore wind proponents. The Guidance Document identifies 13 key impacts typically associated with offshore wind projects which should be considered when undertaking EIA. As the guidance is intended to apply nationally, not all of the impacts may . . .

  • Japan suspends wind power projects over threat to endangered birds

    Updated: 2023-08-06 13:17:48
    The central and local governments have suspended a number of wind farm construction projects over concerns about the protection of endangered birds. Japan is currently pursuing wind power as a source of clean energy with an eye on reducing carbon dioxide emissions, but fears have also been voiced over wind turbine strikes on rare avian species. There have been many cases in which imperiled birds of prey – including golden eagles and mountain hawk-eagles – have been killed in bird strikes both . . .

  • Akimoto quits LDP as wind farm bribery case heats up

    Updated: 2023-08-06 13:13:57
    Prosecutors on Aug. 5 searched the home of the president of a wind farm developer as part of a bribery investigation, triggering the resignation of a ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker who is also embroiled in the case. Investigators with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office searched the home of Masayuki Tsukawaki, 64, in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward. Tsukawaki is president of Japan Wind Development Co. On Aug. 4, investigators searched the offices of Masatoshi Akimoto, 47. That same day, Akimoto . . .

  • Brolga and bat ruling a ‘death knell’ for Victorian wind farm

    Updated: 2023-08-05 14:27:52
    Strict conditions set around a proposed $1 billion wind farm in Victoria to protect nesting brolga and a tiny, critically endangered bat have sounded a “death knell” for wind power in the state’s south-west and make renewables targets unachievable, according to the project developer. The unprecedented rules imposed by Victorian Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny on the controversial 400-megawatt Willatook wind farm north of Port Fairy – which has been on the drawing board for more than a decade – have . . .

  • ‘Never seen anything remotely like this’ in half a century: NJ fishing pros warn offshore wind killing ocean life

    Updated: 2023-08-04 16:17:20
    New Jersey’s veteran fishing community fears surveying to install offshore wind turbines near the state’s shore is already causing tremendous environmental damage, one local boat captain told Breitbart News, asserting that, in his experience, “dead whales on our beach absolutely and logically have everything to do with the oceanic geo-surveys.” New Jersey is in the process of approving two major offshore wind projects: the Ocean Wind I and II initiatives owned by the Danish “green” energy company Ørsted. Radical leftist . . .

  • Wind turbine will come down next week

    Updated: 2023-08-04 13:38:31
    After more than a decade in service, the wind turbine in the northeast corner of campus between the university power plant and CyRide facility will be removed next week. Demolition is slated to conclude by Thursday, Aug. 10. The 160-foot, 100-kilowatt turbine became increasingly unreliable in recent years before it stopped operating last August. Purchase or produce Mark Kruse, director of utility services, said the turbine produced approximately 0.055% of the electricity used on campus, and the revenue it generated . . .

  • Chalumbin Wind Farm proposal adjacent to World Heritage–protected rainforests draws traditional owners’ ire

    Updated: 2023-08-04 13:36:11
    A group of traditional owners is taking its fight to Canberra in a last-ditch effort to stop a controversial $1 billion wind farm from being built adjacent to World Heritage-protected rainforests in Far North Queensland. The South Korean–owned Ark Energy proposal for an area near Ravenshoe, west of Cairns, has the backing of the Wabubadda Aboriginal Corporation (WAC) and is waiting for the final tick of approval from federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek. The 86-turbine project to be built across . . .

  • Hundreds attend consultation sessions on wind farm zone proposed off SA’s Limestone Coast

    Updated: 2023-08-04 13:20:01
    Residents along South Australia’s Limestone Coast say the federal government is not hearing their concerns about a proposed offshore wind farm zone in the Southern Ocean. Energy Minister Chris Bowen opened public consultation on the zone last month which could pave the way for offshore wind farms to be established in an area between Warrnambool and Port Macdonnell. Public consultation sessions have been held in towns along the proposed zone over the past week. Thursday’s session at Mount Gambier was . . .

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