#wind-power — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #wind-power, aggregated by home.social.
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(archive: 2014) Cutting through the Spin #AUS: Do wind turbines cause adverse health effects? What are the mechanisms? Out to what distance? What is the existing evidence? – Peer reviewed and published in journals, based on data rather than “reviews” – Peer reviewed What is the wind industry (and its many supporters and paid experts) saying? How can we move forward? Do Wind Turbines Cause Adverse Health Effects? YES!! Reported by clinicians and… https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/cutting-through-the-spin/ #windpower #windenergy
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Verzet groeit tegen Duitse windmolens vlak over de grens #DEU #NLD: [Resistance grows in the Netherlands against German windmills just across the border] Op steeds meer plekken in Nederland is verzet tegen de bouw van Duitse windmolens. Onze oosterburen zetten die soms op steenworp afstand van de grens en de kritiek is dat ze daarbij onvoldoende rekening houden met de bezwaren van Nederlanders. Een van de voornaamste bezwaren is dat de windturbines… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/07/09/verzet-groeit-tegen-duitse-windmolens-vlak-over-de-grens/ #windpower #windenergy
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Wind farm kills 20 wedge-tailed eagles in 18 months #AUS: Green groups have demanded stricter rules around the impact of renewables on native wildlife after a major developer revealed one of its wind farms in southern NSW had killed 20 wedge-tailed eagles in the past 18 months. Tilt Renewables, the owner of the 66-turbine Rye Park wind farm near Yass, told a meeting of a community groups on Tuesday it was looking at new mitigation measures after… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/07/09/wind-farm-kills-20-wedge-tailed-eagles-in-18-months/ #windpower #windenergy
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(archive: 2018) Have fossil fuels been substituted by renewables? An empirical assessment for 10 European countries: Highlights. • The econometric technique takes into consideration both short- and long-run effects. • The installed capacity of wind power preserves fossil fuel dependency. • Natural gas is the main fossil fuel used to back up renewable energy sources. • The installed capacity of hydropower and solar PV has been substituting fossil… https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/have-fossil-fuels-been-substituted-by-renewables-an-empirical-assessment-for-10-european-countries/ #windpower #windenergy
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Zeeland shuts down 20 wind turbines overday after young sea eagle’s death #NLD: Twenty wind turbines near the Kreekraksluizen in Zeeland have been ordered to stop operating during the day. This follows a young sea eagle dying after hitting a turbine blade in April. According to Omroep Zeeland, authorities say the measure is intended to protect young sea eagles that are about to leave their nests and could face the same danger. The province imposed… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/07/08/zeeland-shuts-down-20-wind-turbines-overday-after-young-sea-eagles-death/ #windpower #windenergy
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Paxton ends wind turbine blade dumping, forces cleanup #TX: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a temporary injunction stopping companies from accepting shipments of wind turbine blades. The injunction against Global Fiberglass Solutions and other affiliated entities also forces the companies to begin cleanup of two facilities in Sweetwater, where thousands of discarded turbine blades have been illegally stockpiled. “This is a victory… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/07/08/paxton-ends-wind-turbine-blade-dumping-forces-cleanup/ #windpower #windenergy
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The EU will need higher LNG imports to refill gas storage ahead of winter
https://www.acer.europa.eu/news/eu-will-need-higher-lng-imports-refill-gas-storage-ahead-winter👉 OGEL Energy Storage https://www.ogel.org/journal-browse-issues-toc.asp?key=89
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PPC Renewables advances new wind power plant in eastern Romania
Greek utility PPC’s renewables arm announced construction of a new wind power plant in eastern Romania, adding to the group’s regional green-electricity and energy-storage footprint.
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PPC Renewables advances new wind power plant in eastern Romania
Greek utility PPC’s renewables arm announced construction of a new wind power plant in eastern Romania, adding to the group’s regional green-electricity and energy-storage footprint.
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(archive: 2014) Statement of Richard R. James, INCE #AB: … The reports and responses to information requests that I have prepared go into considerable detail regarding the basis for my conclusion that the BluEarth project, as currently proposed, has significant potential to adversely affect the people who live within at least 2 km of the project. This is not a new opinion. It was first formulated and published in 2008, in a whitepaper co-authored… https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/statement-of-richard-r-james-ince/ #windpower #windenergy
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(video archive) Low-Frequency Noise and Health: A Wind Turbine Case (2007–2013): My group has been studying low-frequency noise for 30 years. Initially we began with people working in low-frequency noise [environments]. Low-frequency noise is a little bit like light. You know that there are x-rays that you do not see, but it is light. You know that there is ultraviolet that is bad for your skin ... https://wind-watch.org/doc/?p=3802 #windpower #windenergy
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Communities demand Mayo/Galway UNESCO status holds weight against wind farm proposal #IRL: Plans for the Rooaunalaghta green energy project on the Mayo-Galway border are facing escalating local opposition. Residents have raised concerns that the large-scale development is being advanced within the Joyce Country & Western Lakes UNESCO Global Geopark. The communities in south Mayo and north Galway are eager to stress that they are not opposed to… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/07/07/communities-demand-mayo-galway-unesco-status-holds-weight-against-wind-farm-proposal/ #windpower #windenergy
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(archive: 2015) Health problems in Finland caused by infrasound from wind turbines #FIN: From the English press release: Tuulivoima-kansalaisyhdistys (TV-KY) ry – the National Association of Citizens Against Giant Windmills – has recently released an extensive report on the infrasound emissions from wind turbines and their impact on people’s health. The wind turbines being built in close proximity to residential areas in Finland are the biggest in… https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/health-problems-in-finland-caused-by-infrasound-from-wind-turbines/ #windpower #windenergy
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BP in talks to quit offshore wind farm project in northern Japan #JPN: British oil major BP is considering withdrawing from a wind farm project off the coast of northern Japan that it was set to run with Japanese partners, Nikkei has learned. Although the consortium led by trading house Marubeni is expected to keep the project going, the departure of a major foreign player is a setback for offshore wind power in Japan. BP has entered into… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/07/06/bp-in-talks-to-quit-offshore-wind-farm-project-in-northern-japan/ #windpower #windenergy
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‘Why take those jobs away?’: the unionized workers decrying Trump’s war on wind https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/06/workers-unions-trump-wind-energy #WindPower #Business #TrumpAdministration #Environment #UsNews #UsPolitics #Energy #WorldNews #RenewableEnergy #DonaldTrump
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‘Why take those jobs away?’: the unionized workers decrying Trump’s war on wind https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/06/workers-unions-trump-wind-energy #WindPower #Business #TrumpAdministration #Environment #UsNews #UsPolitics #Energy #WorldNews #RenewableEnergy #DonaldTrump
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Norfolk fishermen warn of ‘friction’ over wind farm court order #ENG: Norfolk fishermen are bracing for a challenging summer after a court extended an order keeping them off their fishing grounds until August to allow wind farm work to continue. The men say their catch has been halved as they deal with a legal injunction won by Norwegian energy giant Equinor – a firm which turned over more than £76 billion last year. The fishermen first learned of… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/07/05/norfolk-fishermen-warn-of-friction-over-wind-farm-court-order/ #windpower #windenergy
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Nach 2,5 Jahren: Rückbau eines XXL-Windrads sorgt für Fragen #DEU: Gerade erst gebaut, jetzt schon wieder weg: Ein XXL-Windrad in Oberwiera wird nach Lärmproblemen abgebaut. Was steckt hinter dem plötzlichen Rückzug? [Just built, now already gone: An XXL wind turbine in Oberwiera is being dismantled after noise problems.] Nur zweieinhalb Jahre nach Inbetriebnahme wird eines der größten Windräder Sachsens wieder abgebaut. Der Rückbau der Anlage in… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/07/05/nach-25-jahren-ruckbau-eines-xxl-windrads-sorgt-fur-fragen/ #windpower #windenergy
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(archive: 2013) Macarthur Wind Energy Facility Preliminary Survey #AUS: The Macarthur Wind Energy Facility (WEF) is operated by AGL. It is the largest WEF in the Southern Hemisphere. It comprises 140 Vestas V112 3MW turbines. Operation commenced in late January 2013. Although the WEF has been operating for only a short time (7 months) local residents have been complaining of negative impacts. Key Findings 66% of the responding households were… https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/macarthur-wind-energy-facility-preliminary-survey/ #windpower #windenergy
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Clearing the Green: How clean energy projects are destroying forests and watersheds that keep communities safe #PHL: From the island and mountains of Rizal to the watershed of Samar Island, wind energy projects are being built on the forests that protect communities from floods and landslides. The clearing has started, turbines are already being built, and downstream communities are already feeling the effects. Lolita Silahis, 76, has lived her… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/07/05/clearing-the-green-how-clean-energy-projects-are-destroying-forests-and-watersheds-that-keep-communities-safe/ #windpower #windenergy
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(archive: 2008) Wabaunsee County, Kan., changes to zoning regulations #KS: “I move that the recommendation of the Planning Commission regarding Wind Energy Conversion Systems regulations be overridden in part and adopted in part. I move that Commercial Wind Energy Conversion Systems, as defined in the proposed regulations, be prohibited as a permitted use in the County, whether as a Conditional Use or otherwise. “I further move that the provisions… https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/wabaunsee-county-kan-changes-to-zoning-regulations/ #windpower #windenergy
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Llanhilleth windfarm to have ‘negative impact’ on community #WLS: The impact of a wind turbine development on Blaenau Gwent would be “negative” county planners have said. At a meeting of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council’s Planning committee on Thursday, October 2, councillors were provided with an update on the proposed development to build wind turbines at Mynydd Llanhilleth. It emerged over the summer that fresh plans to build wind turbines… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/07/04/llanhilleth-windfarm-to-have-negative-impact-on-community/ #windpower #windenergy
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Residents launch letter-sending campaign against wind turbines #MB: A group of area residents has sent thousands of letters to offices in Manitoba objecting to a wind turbine project that was proposed near Polonia this spring. A total of 20,498 letters had been sent to local and provincial government offices as of last week, RM of Rosedale resident Trevor Bennett told the Sun. The letters follow after Bennett and a group of locals organized a… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/07/04/residents-launch-letter-sending-campaign-against-wind-turbines/ #windpower #windenergy
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Lord Kinnock involved in blocking major Cwmbran wind farm – again #WLS: Lord Neil Kinnock is once again opposing a wind farm proposal, 30 years after blocking a similar scheme. The new plans would see two wind farms built on Mynydd Maen near Cwmbran, where a wind farm project was proposed in 1994 and later scrapped following the campaign. Lord Kinnock, who served as MP for Islwyn and led the Labour party from 1983 to 1992, has met campaigners from… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/07/04/lord-kinnock-involved-in-blocking-major-cwmbran-wind-farm-again/ #windpower #windenergy
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Scout Energy now wants 116 ‘Space Needles’ in Horse Heaven Hills wind farm #WA: TC Cares, the group leading the primary opposition to the controversial Horse Heaven Hills Wind Farm, has released information indicating Scout Energy of Colorado has pulled some ‘fast’ ones with latest proposal. Scout Energy Changed the Height of the Towers Dramatically It took months and months to get Scout to release every specific detail of the project, they pushed… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/07/04/scout-energy-now-wants-116-space-needles-in-horse-heaven-hills-wind-farm/ #windpower #windenergy
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Cricket legend Ian Botham slams plans to “destroy the gorgeous countryside” with wind farms #ENG: Lord Botham, who lives near Richmond, is backing a campaign to stop the Hope Moor Wind Farm, which would see 23 turbines at least 200m high installed on land between Arkengarthdale and Teesdale. The former England cricketer has also launched his own campaign to oppose proposals for Hope Moor and three other sites across the North of England. Writing in… https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/07/03/cricket-legend-ian-botham-slams-plans-to-destroy-the-gorgeous-countryside-with-wind-farms/ #windpower #windenergy
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Renewables covered record 58% of German electricity consumption in first half of 2026
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/renewables-covered-record-58-german-electricity-consumption-first-half-2026 #renewables #solar #PV #windpower
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Floating wind has reached another engineering milestone.
The next challenge is no longer proving that the technology works. It is demonstrating that costs decline as deployment scales and supply chains mature.
That will determine how quickly floating wind moves beyond niche applications into broader commercial use.
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This is quite the bit of kit.
A three-unit wind catcher that drives a small generator via a chqin gear, and a bore pump via a belt. The water went into a large tank with an outlet into a huge ground-level trough.
Originally set up for travellers and drovers.
The pump is run by solar power now, or rather was. I'm not sure it works anymore.
Given the vanes are made of galvanised steel, it must have been quite the sight and sound when it was running.
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Trump administration targets California coastal agency in escalation of energy production fight https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/california-trump-administration-energy-production #California #TrumpAdministration #WindPower #WestCoast #UsNews #Energy #Environment #UsPolitics
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The recordings of the recent IRENA webinar on repowering is now available online:
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🌎 Story of the Day:
Despite some court losses, the Trump administration is continuing its push to limit wind energy development in the US.📖 Quote:
In all, the government has spent $2.6 billion to stop offshore wind development.Source: Conservation news
Title: Trump admin persists in quixotic quest against wind power despite legal defeat📩 Daily Digest:
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Crown estate makes more than £1bn profit for third year running https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/25/crown-estate-1bn-profit-third-year-running-king-charles-offshore-windfarm-boom #CrownEstate #WindPower #EnergyIndustry #RealEstate #KingCharlesIii #Monarchy #UkNews #Business
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Is Europe embracing air conditioning as deadly heat waves become more common?
London — Many Europeans have long seen air conditioning as an unnecessary, costly, carbon emissions-heavy indulgence. But as the…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Britain #cleanenergy #Climatechange #EuropeanUnion #globalwarming #heatwave #solarpower #UnitedKingdom #Windpower #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/610727/
