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/515 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:33:25 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/515 http://www.windaction.org/articles/24201 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:57 GMT After just two months of operation technical problems have forced the blades of the world's largest offshore wind farm to stop turning. ...The wind farm has not been producing energy since last weekend and Dong Energy, which owns the wind farm, is losing approximately 1.1 million kroner each day the turbines stand still. http://www.windaction.org/articles/24201 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23927 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:42:50 GMT Wind turbine blades rip loose near Esbjerg and southwestern Sweden, one landing on a hiking path A malfunction on a Vestas wind turbine in the town of Falkenberg on Sweden's southwest coast could have resulted in tragedy, as one of the structure's large blades flew off and landed on a track used by hikers. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23927 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23378 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:40:58 GMT Danish Wind Industry Association managing director Jan Hylleberg said ‘Our surveys show there's a huge desire in the councils to construct more windmills ...however, the energy gained from any new wind turbines would almost be offset by the planned removal of older and malfunctioning ones by 2020. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23378 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23229 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:37:23 GMT The Liberal Party wants to cut state funding for land-based wind turbines in favour of financing biogas, hydrogen and solar cell development. Several parties oppose the idea. ...Party group chairman Kristian Thulesen Dahl said consumers had paid huge additional charges on their electric bills for almost three decades, based on an ideological desire to promote the development of wind turbines. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23229 http://www.windaction.org/articles/22302 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:18:04 GMT Danish company Vestas Windsystems, the owners of a wind turbine factory on the Isle of Wight have fenced off the entrance to the site, where about 25 staff are on the third day of a sit-in. ...The company said the factory was being closed next week due to reduced demand for wind turbines in northern Europe. ... A spokeswoman for the Department of Energy and Climate Change said the plant made blades for the US market which were not the right specification for onshore or offshore wind farms in the UK. http://www.windaction.org/articles/22302 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/20196 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:01:09 GMT Danish wind turbines are now producing so much energy that they may have to be stopped at night in order to avoid excess production duties. ..."When prices go negative, wind turbines will probably have equipment installed so that you can reduce production," Marketing Manager Nicolaj Nørgaard Petersen tells Jyllands-Posten. http://www.windaction.org/articles/20196 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