http://www.windaction.org/ facts, analysis, exposure of wind energy's real impacts en-us Windaction hourly 1 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.windaction.org/articles/9500 Fri, 11 May 2007 12:34:47 GMT Wind turbines at the Horns Reef wind plant in Denmark, about 20km off the port of Esbjerg. http://www.windaction.org/articles/9500 http://www.windaction.org/articles/8968 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:13:59 GMT These offshore windmills are situated in the North Sea near Esbjerg, Denmark http://www.windaction.org/articles/8968 http://www.windaction.org/articles/5943 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:30:31 GMT This offshore windmill park at Middelgrunden near Copenhagen, Denmark, contains 20 white windmills. http://www.windaction.org/articles/5943 http://www.windaction.org/articles/2940 Wed, 10 May 2006 15:03:58 GMT The Horns Rev Wind Farm in Denmark, rated to produce 160 megawatts, is situated in water 10-15 meters deep. The following link is to the article in which this appeared:http://www.windwatch.org/news/2938 http://www.windaction.org/articles/2940 http://www.windaction.org/articles/2789 Wed, 03 May 2006 11:41:00 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/2789 http://www.windaction.org/articles/946 Thu, 21 Jul 2005 01:23:42 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/946 http://www.windaction.org/articles/948 Thu, 21 Jul 2005 01:15:19 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/948 http://www.windaction.org/articles/1301 Wed, 20 Jul 2005 22:29:35 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/1301 http://www.windaction.org/articles/1300 Wed, 20 Jul 2005 22:24:37 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/1300 http://www.windaction.org/articles/20952 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:07:41 GMT Hundreds of workers at one of the south's flagship companies have today been told they will lose their jobs. Workers at Vestas, which has plants in Southampton and the Isle of Wight were this morning called into hear the shock news that the company is closing down its operations in the UK. http://www.windaction.org/articles/20952 http://www.windaction.org/articles/20949 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:46:46 GMT The economic crisis has slowed the market for wind turbines and has resulted in Vestas expecting to cut jobs. According to Vestas CEO Ditlev Engel in an initial Q1 report, the company is expected to lay off some 1,900 employees, primarily in Denmark and the United Kingdom. http://www.windaction.org/articles/20949 http://www.windaction.org/articles/19807 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:17:28 GMT New figures show the country is lagging behind other European countries when it comes to wind power capacity Denmark risks losing its position as the leading European wind energy nation ...Seventeen percent of Danish electricity is produced by wind power, which is still the highest level in Europe, but Germany is catching up with 10 percent. ...Wind power currently accounts for six percent of the total national energy usage. http://www.windaction.org/articles/19807 http://www.windaction.org/articles/19585 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:22:17 GMT Current and former executives at the wind turbine producer's Spanish subsidiary are accused of fraud Wind turbine maker Vestas has been defrauded for around 90 million kroner by employees of its Spanish subsidiary Vestas Eólica, according to a company press release. http://www.windaction.org/articles/19585 http://www.windaction.org/articles/19520 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:41:09 GMT Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world's biggest wind-turbine maker, said it uncovered a 90 million kroner ($16 million) fraud at its Spanish unit. Vestas has notified the authorities in Barcelona of the case, which involves current and former employees who made false invoices for nonexistent services, the Randers, Denmark-based company said today in a stock-exchange statement. http://www.windaction.org/articles/19520 http://www.windaction.org/articles/19401 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:46:02 GMT LM Glasfiber announces mass lay-offs in Denmark as a result of the on-going financial crisis. Wind turbine blade producer LM Glasfiber has announced that it is to fire one fifth of its Danish workforce in what is being called the biggest domestic firing-round of recent times. ...‘We believe 2009 will be a year with stagnant growth in the windmill market and LM Glasfiber has a clear case of over capacity,' said Rothausen. http://www.windaction.org/articles/19401 http://www.windaction.org/articles/17640 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:41:57 GMT Parliament approved the construction of Denmark's largest offshore wind turbine park on Tuesday. The wind farm will be placed in the Kattegat strait of the North Sea between Jutland and the island of Anholt by 2012. The turbines will be capable of producing 400 megawatts of energy ...Denmark has 5267 turbines, of which nearly 70 percent are located on Jutland. http://www.windaction.org/articles/17640 http://www.windaction.org/articles/17481 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:30:59 GMT An emergency meeting was held at Argyll and Bute Council's headquarters in Lochgilphead yesterday to discuss Friday's shock announcement that the Vestas wind-turbine factory at Machrihanish, near Campbeltown, is to close its manufacturing plant in Kintyre with the loss of 92 jobs. ...A council statement said no representative from Vestas attended the meeting, insisting that any talks had to take place at the company's head office in Denmark. http://www.windaction.org/articles/17481 http://www.windaction.org/articles/14461 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:30:00 GMT Vestas has landed a deal with energy giant E.ON worth over one billion kroner, although the company's wind turbines continue to experience construction and maintenance problems. ...Vestas has been the focus of less positive news recently, as several of its wind turbine owners have reported serious malfunctions, with a few of the structures having collapsed over the past two weeks. http://www.windaction.org/articles/14461 http://www.windaction.org/articles/12354 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:43:02 GMT Canadian investors looking for exposure to the booming alternative energy sector have a handful of domestic players to choose from, but the local pickings are pretty slim and most of the companies are small. So why not look overseas, to one of the green behemoths that has sprung up on the international scene? ...The fast-growing U.S. wind power industry, driven by favourable government tax policy, is Vestas' largest current market. ...Some analysts are also urging caution over Vestas' high price. "We find the shares are fundamentally overvalued," said analyst Christian Nagstrup of Jyske Bank, a Danish financial institution. The biggest risk he sees at Vestas is a bottleneck in getting parts to build the turbines. Subcontractors have been slow in delivering key components, and that could slow delivery of complete turbines, Mr. Nagstrup said in a recent report. http://www.windaction.org/articles/12354 http://www.windaction.org/articles/11519 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:51:07 GMT After the industry's recent boom years, wind power providers and experts are now concerned. The facilities may not be as reliable and durable as producers claim. Indeed, with thousands of mishaps, breakdowns and accidents having been reported in recent years, the difficulties seem to be mounting. Gearboxes hiding inside the casings perched on top of the towering masts have short shelf lives, often crapping out before even five years is up. In some cases, fractures form along the rotors, or even in the foundation, after only limited operation. Short circuits or overheated propellers have been known to cause fires. All this despite manufacturers' promises that the turbines would last at least 20 years. http://www.windaction.org/articles/11519