• Wind turbines slated for Oegon coast by Coos Bay, Brookings?

    Updated: 2024-08-31 13:53:47
    The Federal Government’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (an arm of the Department of Interior) has announced two areas, or blocks, of ocean space off the Oregon coast, will be open to auction for leases, for the purpose of installing wind turbine farms. Two floating offshore projects are planned The two lots will be listed in the Federal Register (public notification) and the leases will be bid for on October 15th of this year. According to the BOEM, the two . . .

  • Hidden wind turbine decommissioning costs a risk for farmers

    Updated: 2024-08-29 17:22:24
    Farmers enticed by the financial benefits of hosting wind turbines on their property may be lumped with the cost of decommissioning the infrastructure at the end of its lifespan, Member for Mallee Anne Webster warned today, echoing the Australian Energy Infrastructure Commissioner’s previous alert that wind turbine earnings could be outweighed by the removal costs. While total fees earned for hosting a wind turbine for 25 years could yield farmers $250,000-$750,000, figures from the Australian Energy Infrastructure Commissioner indicate decommissioning . . .

  • Newport Energy & Environment Commission in crisis as board member quits over commission’s “blatant failings”

    Updated: 2024-08-29 13:17:34
    Newport’s Energy & Environment Commission, chaired by Emily Conklin, is in free fall after yet another scandal hit the group which has been pushing pro-wind farm advocacy under the guise of public discourse. The latest blow comes from board member Anne DuBosse Joslin, who has resigned in protest, slamming the commission for what she called “blatant failings” and a “disservice” to the community. In scathing letters to Mayor Khamsyvoravong, the Newport City Council, and her fellow commissioners, Joslin did not . . .

  • Wind farm worker dies after CO₂ leak–induced coma

    Updated: 2024-08-28 14:06:00
    A 19-year-old worker died Monday night after having been in a coma following a carbon dioxide leak on Aug. 20 that occurred at an onshore construction site for an offshore wind farm in Changhua County. The deceased, surnamed Chien (簡), was one of three individuals who suffered cardiac arrest at the Lungong North 8th Road site in the Changhua Coastal Industrial Park during the incident. Chien had no heartbeat when he was found but was resuscitated after being rushed to . . .

  • Steve Martin: State Government has gone missing in wind farm debate

    Updated: 2024-08-28 13:43:40
    Has anyone in the Cook Labor Government been paying attention to what is going on with some of the planning issues around wind farms? Regional communities and their local governments, where most of the renewable heavy lifting will occur, are scrambling to deal with the flood of planning and development proposals heading their way from eager proponents keen to jump on the Government-mandated push for less carbon emissions in our energy grid. How can we be talking about putting wind . . .

  • Minister tells wind farm developer in Laois to ‘pack up their bags’

    Updated: 2024-08-28 13:40:18
    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, . . .

  • Knox County sued over nixed wind farm development

    Updated: 2024-08-27 13:43:29
    A Minnesota-based wind company and a group of landowners have filed a lawsuit against Knox County over the county’s decision to amend its zoning regulations and effectively kill a wind energy project. North Fork Wind LLC of Bloomington, Minnesota, and 12 Knox County landowners filed suit on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska against Knox County, its board of supervisors, planning commission and zoning administrator, as well as a group of wind energy opponents. The . . .

  • Wind farm giants paid £205m to switch off turbines amid year of windy and wild weather

    Updated: 2024-08-27 13:25:45
    Despite a tough financial situation, British bill payers are being forced to hand wind farm operators in Scotland hundreds of millions to stop producing electricity. Energy bill payers were forced to fork out a huge £205m to wind farm giants in Scotland so that they turned off their turbines amid a windy and wild year for weather. It means that 2024 could mean a record amount of cash being supplied to renewable energy operators to stop producing electricity. The year . . .

  • Renewables also hurt our waters

    Updated: 2024-08-27 13:15:36
    There are numerous well-meaning organizations working to protect Chautauqua Lake and the watersheds in the county. Many studies have been conducted to assess problems and provide solutions. One conclusion they all agree on is that any type of pollution entering the water system has an impact on the lakes and waterways. The seminars, conferences, studies, expert reports overlook one thing: solar and Wind development. The pollution caused by the industrial development of thousands of acres of forest, agricultural land, and . . .

  • At sea and on land, protests against Vineyard Wind

    Updated: 2024-08-26 16:19:38
    At sea and on land, Nantucket residents protested on Sunday against Vineyard Wind and the development of offshore wind energy in the waters southwest of the island. Ever since the blade failure of one of Vineyard Wind’s GE Vernova Haliade-X turbines on July 13 that sent thousands of pieces of fiberglass and styrofoam debris onto Nantucket’s beaches and beyond, anger over the country’s first large-scale offshore wind farm has been brewing on the island. A “flotilla” protest organized by the . . .

  • Ark Energy shelves Armidale wind farm project after landholders change their minds

    Updated: 2024-08-26 16:06:17
    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 . . .

  • Waiuku Wind Farm declined fast-track consent

    Updated: 2024-08-26 13:42:59
    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. . . .

  • Wind turbine collapses in Schuyler County Sunday morning

    Updated: 2024-08-26 13:25:40
    A northeast Missouri wind turbine collapsed Sunday morning. It happened off of State Highway O in Schuyler County, about three miles east of Queen City, near the Ameren Missouri High Prairie substation. The call came into the Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office just after 7:30 a.m. The reporting party said they heard a loud boom just before making the call to authorities. There are no reports of any injuries and no other details at this time as to what caused the . . .

  • Man faces assault charges after incident at Newport city council meeting

    Updated: 2024-08-26 13:19:45
    A man is facing simple assault and disorderly conduct charges after an incident that happened during a discussion about offshore wind at a Newport city council meeting. Newport police had been searching for the identity of the man, who they did find and arrest within a couple of days. The man, who has since been identified as David Booth by spectators at the meeting, allegedly grabbed a bag of blade fragments from attendee Constance Gee, and tried to take a . . .

  • Costa Tropical fights turbine projects

    Updated: 2024-08-25 19:19:42
    On the Costa Tropical, a heated debate has emerged over two proposed wind farm projects, ‘La Pinta’ and ‘Albaicín,’ which has sparked significant local concern. Local Concerns Over Wind Farm Impact The projects, currently under review by Spain’s Ministry for Ecological Transition, plan to install 165 wind turbines, each 271 meters tall, seven kilometres offshore from Sacratif Lighthouse. These turbines would be visible from Almerimar to Torrox, raising questions about their potential impact. Environmental and Aesthetic Worries Raised Residents argue . . .

  • Atlas withdraws Chilean wind farm over indigenous concerns

    Updated: 2024-08-24 00:58:42
    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 . . .

  • Farmers, rural Victorians protest against Jacinta Allan at Bendigo

    Updated: 2024-08-24 00:51:04
    Hundreds of farmers have rallied in Bendigo to urge Premier Jacinta Allan to rethink the Victorian Government’s approach to renewable and mining development. More than 400 farmers and rural residents took part in the rally within the Premier’s Bendigo East electorate, ahead of Ms Allan’s presentation to a Rural Press Club of Victoria function. Ms Allan was flanked by farmers and needed a police escort as she attempted to leave the site via vehicle following her presentation. Two controversial projects . . .

  • Windrad in Flammen: Feuerwehr lässt Kuppel kontrolliert abbrennen

    Updated: 2024-08-24 00:42:47
    [A wind turbine caught fire in Reher in the Steinburg district on Tuesday afternoon. Two technicians were thought to be in it at the time, but it was later determined that they had already left.] In Reher im Kreis Steinburg hat am Dienstagmittag ein Windrad gebrannt. Da das Feuer zu hoch gelegen war, konnte die Feuerwehr den Bereich nur absichern. Ursache und Schadenshöhe sind noch unklar. Am Dienstagmittag um 12 Uhr ist in Reher (Kreis Steinburg) ein Feuer in der . . .

  • GE Vernova sees another blade failure at UK offshore wind farm

    Updated: 2024-08-23 13:11:56
    A turbine blade failed at an offshore wind farm near England’s northeast coast, the latest in a string of similar accidents that has damaged public acceptance of the struggling industry. The failure occurred Thursday morning on an installed GE Vernova Inc. turbine at the Dogger Bank wind farm, according to a notice on the project website that gave no further details of the damage. No one was injured in the incident, and the cause is under investigation. A GE Vernova . . .

  • Carbon dioxide leak affects 17 Hai Long offshore project workers

    Updated: 2024-08-23 13:00:38
    Northland Power has confirmed that an incident occurred at the Hai Long Changhua onshore substation, part of its offshore wind project in Taiwan, in which a leak of carbon dioxide from the fire suppression system affected 17 on-site workers. The company says the incident has been contained and all work at the onshore substation is suspended until further notice while investigations are ongoing. “The safety and well-being of our employees and partners remain our top priority,” said John Brace, executive . . .

  • On the lookout for Nantucket wind farm fragments

    Updated: 2024-08-23 00:55:31
    Debris from a 115,000-pound, 300-foot-tall GE Vernova wind turbine blade, which fell from the Vineyard Wind farm off Nantucket in mid-July while it was being tested, may end up at southern-facing beaches in Montauk during the coming days, East Hampton Town officials warned Wednesday. [Bonnie Brady posted on X on August 18 that she had found 6 pounds of debris in Montauk.] The pieces of the blade, made of fiberglass and foam, are assumed to be small or even “popcorn . . .

  • Rhode Island wind farm forum gets heated; police identify man who attacked speaker

    Updated: 2024-08-22 13:56:11
    The man was also seen in a photo on Sheldon Whitehouse’s campaign website, standing next to the Senator. A wind farm forum in Newport, Rhode Island, got a little heated last week when a man intervened after attendees raised concerns about offshore wind turbine structures, one of which recently fell apart and left debris in the ocean. In a video shared on Facebook by the Newport Police Department, a woman is seen standing in front of the crowd wearing a . . .

  • Lemanaghan wind farm group hands in opposition letter to Bord na Móna

    Updated: 2024-08-22 13:27:47
    The Lemanaghan Bog Heritage and Conservation Group held a peaceful protest on the evening of Tuesday August 13th last at the Bord na Móna Information Clinic about Lemanaghan Windfarm. The protest took place at Ballycumber Community Centre. The group, along with several local councillors and Deputy Carol Nolan, expressed their deep concerns about the lack of what they called “genuine consultation” with the community regarding the future of their beloved bog. During the protest the group handed in a formal . . .

  • Croatan residents complain of loud noises from Dominion Energy wind turbine project

    Updated: 2024-08-21 13:16:10
    Dominion Energy continues to work on its $9 billion wind turbine project that it says will bring more reliable, sustainable energy for more than 600,000 households. In all, 176 wind turbines are being built off the coast of Virginia Beach to provide more reliable energy. But residents of the adjacent Croatan neighborhood are unhappy with the noise and vibrations it’s causing, voicing their concerns at a Virginia Beach City Council meeting Tuesday. “It’s a peaceful neighborhood. Since November when they . . .

  • Tempers flare in Newport. Turbine debris found on Long Island. Vineyard Wind’s Suspension Order.

    Updated: 2024-08-20 18:54:55
    As we follow the developments of the Vineyard Wind offshore turbine blade accident, we note the more and more frequent postings and photos of blade debris, not less, as time passes, being found on shores of Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, the Cape, Portsmouth RI, Tiverton, Little Compton, and now off Montauk Long Island. Tempers are at a breaking point, as seen at a recent Newport City Hall meeting – the Newport Police are now trying to find the man in this . . .

  • Locals protest against proposed wind farm on Offaly bog

    Updated: 2024-08-20 16:21:09
    Bord na Móna and SSE Renewables have confirmed that a planning application for the proposed Lemanaghan Wind Farm in Co. Offaly will be submitted in the coming months. The proposed development has been the subject of strong local opposition, including from Independent Laois-Offaly TD Carol Nolan. Deputy Nolan said that she will continue to strongly advocate for the Lemanaghan community against the construction of 15 220m high wind turbines “on the archaeologically important bog in northwest Offaly”. The TD recently attended . . .

  • China warns data leaks from wind towers could threaten national security

    Updated: 2024-08-20 16:17:49
    Companies with ties to foreign spies are building meteorological towers and sending sensitive information abroad. China’s Ministry of State Security has warned of data leak risks from wind measurement towers as part of the country’s sweeping national security drive. On Sunday, state broadcaster CCTV shared cases obtained from the ministry, reporting that “a few companies” with ties to foreign spy agencies had “secretly infiltrated areas” around the country’s classified locations under the guise of building such towers – tall structures . . .

  • 1 more way the admin’s ‘green’ electricity plan will cost consumers big: 91,000 miles of new transmission lines

    Updated: 2024-08-20 14:13:37
    For over a decade, there has been a project proposal to build about 800 miles of transmission lines from Kansas through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana to deliver wind-generated electricity to consumers. However, a recent Aug. 8 ruling by an Illinois court halts the planned construction of lines in that state. This project, known as the Grain Belt Express, will need to be replicated about 110 more times across the U.S.—creating up to 91,000 miles of new transmission lines in total—if . . .

  • Wind turbine fire in Mechanicsville could cost farmer millions

    Updated: 2024-08-19 21:12:14
    The damage left behind is the responsibility of the land owner. A farm in Mechanicsville must clean up its third wind turbine fire in less than a year and a half. Lightning strikes caused all three. Now the farm’s owners are trying to figure out what’s next. A Cedar County ordinance requires wind turbines that aren’t producing energy must be taken down within the year. While the turbine’s owners have to take care of that, the damage left behind is . . .

  • Council objects to Vale of Leven Windfarm plans over Dumbarton Castle impact

    Updated: 2024-08-15 18:22:52
    West Dunbartonshire Council has objected to plans for a windfarm in Alexandria – with the visual impact on Dumbarton Castle considered a major concern. The plans, if approved, would see up to 10 turbines of up to 250m in height built on land at Auchenreoch Muir by Glasgow based Coriolis Energy. The 70MW turbines would be the largest in Scotland. Earlier this year Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority formally objected, with a meeting of the authority’s planning . . .

  • NJ Board of Public Utilities formally terminates Ørsted offshore wind projects

    Updated: 2024-08-15 13:22:10
    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 . . .

  • US offshore wind opponents form national alliance

    Updated: 2024-08-13 13:14:49
    Groups fighting offshore wind development in the US are joining forces to protest in a more unified manner, according to the founders. The National Offshore-wind Opposition Alliance (NOOA) is inviting local groups from all over the US to join, says president Mandy Davis, who previously founded an anti-wind group in central California called the React Alliance. It is a single-issue coalition to be made up of environmental, fishing, community organisations and Tribal Nations, says the non-profit group. The new alliance . . .

  • Clearing the air: Honest truths about clean energy

    Updated: 2024-08-11 15:12:31
    In the race for transition to green energy, Kristen Walker from the American Consumer Institute (ACI) is urging a more critical examination of the environmental impacts of wind, solar, and electric vehicles (EV) on the environment. ACI’s new report, “Clearing the Air: Honest Truths About Clean Energy,” reveals that the life cycle of these technologies—from production to disposal—carries significant environmental costs that are often overlooked in public discourse. Read the full study here. Key Takeaways: Environmental Costs of Production: The . . .

  • Grassroots environmental group Green Oceans calls for moratorium on offshore wind construction after Nantucket disaster

    Updated: 2024-08-11 13:00:41
    Green Oceans, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Rhode Island’s coastal environments, issued a strong call today for an immediate federal and state moratorium on offshore wind (OSW) development. The demand comes in response to what the group describes as a growing environmental crisis after a wind turbine blade shattered off the coast of Nantucket, scattering debris into the ocean. In addition to advocating for the moratorium, Green Oceans has initiated legal action to block the advancement of two . . .

  • State and federal regulators address Vineyard Wind turbine blade failure at Nantucket Select Board meeting

    Updated: 2024-08-11 00:50:24
    It is “very unlikely” that any chemicals released from the Vineyard Wind blade collapse pose a significant risk to humans or animals, according to Wendy Heiger-Bernays, the chief researcher at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Research and Standards, who attended Wednesday’s Nantucket Select Board meeting along with other state and federal regulators. That assertion was made as even more debris from Vineyard Wind’s damaged Haliade-X turbine blade may be headed toward the island soon as a result . . .

  • Nantucket blasts Massachusetts state senator for leaving meeting early: ‘A disgrace’

    Updated: 2024-08-11 00:44:06
    Nantucket residents are blasting state Sen. Julian Cyr, D–Cape and Islands, for not staying at a Select Board meeting that addressed Vineyard Wind, while the senator is connecting his departure to travel logistics. Cyr traveled to Nantucket for Wednesday’s Select Board meeting, his first appearance at a meeting following last month’s incident, resulting in a debris mess across the island and region. But the senator told the board and residents in attendance he couldn’t stay for the entire meeting because . . .

  • Landowner warns about “blanket easements”

    Updated: 2024-08-11 00:12:45
    A local landowner recently shared some interesting information at an open house at Oyen, as well as on his video blog. Tyler Chiliak farms near Alsask and is described as a “straight shooter” by those who listen to his podcast. Numerous comments from his listeners followed his recent talk about industrial blanket easements; it was a topic of interest to local landowners. Tyler agreed to have the information shared in this article, which is much appreciated. Tyler Chiliak farms near . . .

  • J.D. Irving presents wind farm plans to rowdy public meeting

    Updated: 2024-08-10 15:02:21
    Residents had their first chance to speak face to face with J.D. Irving project leads about the Brighton Wind Farm in a meeting that devolved into a disorderly spectacle with audience members shouting over and heckling company experts trying to answer their questions. The $550-million project, financed solely by JDI, would be the largest in the province, with 58 wind turbines, slightly larger than the Kent Hills Wind Farm outside Moncton. JDI plans to break ground next year, and power . . .

  • Experts say Quebec wind turbine project threatens caribou habitat

    Updated: 2024-08-09 18:55:40
    The developers of a project to install wind turbines in a habitat that’s home to a vulnerable caribou herd in central Quebec say they intend to proceed, despite reservations from provincial and federal experts. Renewable energy company Boralex is partnering with Hydro-Québec and Energir on the project in the Charlevoix region, which would see the installation of 68 wind turbines. Seventeen of the turbines would be on land set aside by the province for a small and vulnerable herd of . . .

  • US offshore wind opponents forming national group to fight projects

    Updated: 2024-08-09 18:27:37
    U.S. activists opposed to offshore wind development are forming a national coalition aimed at fighting projects from California to New England, according to the effort’s founder and two other organizations. The National Offshore-wind Opposition Alliance, or NOOA, aims to bring a national profile to what is currently a fractured movement of dozens of local groups, according to its president, Mandy Davis. Offshore wind is a nascent industry in the United States and a key pillar of U.S. President Joe Biden’s . . .

  • Truck carrying wind turbine blade hits Maine bridge, closing part of Route 1

    Updated: 2024-08-09 18:24:16
    Part of Route 1 in Stockton Springs was closed Friday morning because a truck, or part of what it was carrying, hit a bridge overpass, causing the truck to overturn. Maine State Police say the truck was carrying a long wind turbine blade to the town of Columbia when it collided with a railroad trestle at about 5:30 a.m. Friday. Detours were in place utilizing 174A to 1A and back to Rt. 1. Police said crews would likely be working . . .

  • Debris from broken Vineyard Wind turbine washes ashore in Falmouth

    Updated: 2024-08-07 13:11:35
    Debris from the broken Vineyard Wind turbine off Nantucket has washed up on Cape Cod beaches. Falmouth officials on Tuesday issued a warning that debris was found at Black Beach, Chapoquoit Beach, Woodneck Beach, and Old Silver Beach, according to a news release. The town announced they are monitoring the situation and will clean up debris that washes ashore. According to the release, the town will “hold Vineyard Wind responsible for the cost of cleanup.” Vineyard Wind sent cleanup crews . . .

  • Sacrificing Shetland’s precious peatlands for poor temporary climate solutions

    Updated: 2024-08-06 13:17:00
    The effect of such industrialisation on climate will be of less benefit than the preservation and restoration of a long-term efficient carbon sink such as peat bog. Last month, Highlands and Islands MSP Rhoda Grant visited Shetland and described the Viking wind turbines as “pretty” alongside claiming that they are a temporary feature that can be taken down when climate change is beaten. She also said there needed to be a continuation of wind energy developments in Shetland. Her words . . .

  • Environmentalists call out double standards between farmers and wind farms

    Updated: 2024-08-05 13:14:28
    Central Queensland’s first wind power farm has now installed over 30 wind turbines, but one environmental group said they see a “double standard” between wind farms and their neighbours. Squadron Energy’s Clarke Creek Wind Farm is located between Mackay and Rockhampton, along the Broadsound range. Acting general manager of delivery at Squadron Energy, Dan Banovic, said in a statement they have between 350-400 contractors on site working daily. “We recently celebrated the successful installation of our 33rd wind turbine in . . .

  • Calhan neighbors oppose wind farm expansion, citing health concerns

    Updated: 2024-08-04 13:26:31
    Rebecca Nusbaum came home from work one day in June to find a sticky note on her front door. Someone was interested in talking to her about a local wind turbine project. “Huh,” she thought. Nusbaum already can see all 145 wind turbines of the Golden West Wind Energy Center from the back deck of her home in Calhan. When she called the number, she said the man who answered said he works on behalf of NextEra Energy Resources, a . . .

  • Wind turbine blade accident off Nantucket raising concerns on LI

    Updated: 2024-08-04 13:19:24
    As the developer of Empire Wind sets the stage for construction of a project 12 miles off Long Beach, officials and residents are keeping an eye on the aftermath of an offshore wind turbine blade break off the Massachusetts coast. The blade mishap, in waters 12 miles from Nantucket Island, has left a debris field on popular beaches and led to a halt of turbine construction work for Vineyard Wind, the nation’s second project in federal waters, which already had . . .

  • County council defers vote on application for wind power substation

    Updated: 2024-08-03 20:09:21
    “Most people in Sussex County do not want these offshore windmills.” Sussex County Council convened a hearing on Tuesday, July 30, to consider a conditional-use application from Renewable Redevelopment LLC, a U.S. Wind subsidiary, for a 140-acre electric power substation adjacent to the current Indian River Power Plant near Dagsboro. After three hours of testimony and “new information brought to our attention,” the council deferred their vote. The site of the proposed wind power substation is off Iron Branch Road, . . .

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