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/21891 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:59:14 GMT A fierce storm on the afternoon of July 2, 2009 destroyed portions of an industrial wind turbine located between Brieske and Schwarzheide in Germany. Pieces, as shown in this photo, flew 150 meters through the air landing about 50 meters from federal highway Nr. 169. No one was injured. The approximately 40 meter blade broke several trees as it cut a track through the forest. The blade showed signs of lightning damage. The turbine was a Vestas V80- 2MW with a height of 140 meters. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21891 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21890 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:38:25 GMT A fierce storm on the afternoon of July 2, 2009 destroyed portions of an industrial wind turbine located between Brieske and Schwarzheide in Germany. Pieces, as shown in this photo, flew 150 meters through the air landing about 50 meters from federal highway Nr. 169. No one was injured. The approximately 40 meter blade broke several trees as it cut a track through the forest. The blade showed signs of lightning damage. The turbine was a Vestas V80- 2MW with a height of 140 meters. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21890 http://www.windaction.org/articles/18139 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:11:14 GMT A Vestas wind turbine exploded into fire. Fire fighters standby as the fire burns itself out. http://www.windaction.org/articles/18139 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21983 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:03:58 GMT These firefighters are following standard protocol for burning turbines. This involves standing by and permitting the turbine to burn out while arresting potential spread from fragments that fall to the ground. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21983 http://www.windaction.org/articles/19793 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:11:39 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/19793 http://www.windaction.org/articles/19792 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:08:47 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/19792 http://www.windaction.org/articles/16481 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:06:44 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/16481 http://www.windaction.org/articles/13943 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:44:29 GMT The world’s largest wind turbine, the Enercon E-126. The turbine has a rotor blade width of 126 meters (413 feet). This new turbine is officially rated at 6 megawatts but is expected to produce at 7 megawatts. http://www.windaction.org/articles/13943 http://www.windaction.org/articles/12184 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:03:10 GMT A shepherd and his flock of sheep walk on a pasture in front of power-generating wind turbines at a wind site near the village of Berge west of Berlin. http://www.windaction.org/articles/12184 http://www.windaction.org/articles/9337 Fri, 04 May 2007 11:30:54 GMT Not as idyllic as the image may suggest: German courts are starting to deal with increasing numbers of wind farm related cases. http://www.windaction.org/articles/9337 http://www.windaction.org/articles/4793 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 11:12:31 GMT The offshore wind turbine REpower 5M (rotor diameter: 126 m) after its successful erection in the Scottish North Sea http://www.windaction.org/articles/4793 http://www.windaction.org/articles/6573 Mon, 28 Oct 2002 22:32:39 GMT A man walks near a demolished wind turbine in Goldenstedt, nortwestern Germany, Monday Oct. 28, 2002. The 70 meter (230 foot) high turbine fell during the heavy storms that hit Germany. http://www.windaction.org/articles/6573 http://www.windaction.org/articles/375 GMT ( The madness about wind turbines: from the dream of environmentally friendly energy to highly subsidized destruction of the countryside ) ]]> "Windmühlen-Wahn: Von umweltfreundlicher Energie zur subventionierten Landschaftszerstörung" ( The madness about wind turbines: from the dream of environmentally friendly energy to highly subsidized destruction of the countryside ) http://www.windaction.org/articles/375 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23808 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:11:24 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/23808 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23764 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:36:02 GMT There are much cheaper ways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions than subsidizing renewable energies. CO2 abatement costs of PV are estimated to be as high as $1,050 per ton, while those of wind power are estimated at $80 per ton. By contrast, the current price of emissions certificates on the European emissions trading scheme is only 13.4 (Euro) per ton. ...Moreover, the prevailing coexistence of the EEG and emissions trading under the European Trading Scheme (ETS) means that the increased use of renewable energy technologies generally attains no additional emission reductions beyond those achieved by ETS alone. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23764 http://www.windaction.org/articles/23276 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:52:14 GMT The German army has identified a series of wind park projects as a threat to national security and blocked investments worth 1.5 billion euros because it fears spinning wind turbines will interfere with its radar systems. The Bundeswehr has launched an investigation into the impact of the wind turbines planned for northern Germany's coastal area amid concerns they could compromise air defense -- because they could in theory provide a shield for enemy aircraft. http://www.windaction.org/articles/23276 http://www.windaction.org/articles/22359 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:58:21 GMT Massive wind turbines seem to be killing more and more migratory bats, prompting research into these neglected creatures and efforts to minimize the toll. ...The deaths have led to a flurry of research on migratory bats and their behavior. "The problem with bats and wind energy has pushed a lot of work that wouldn't have occurred otherwise," says Edward Arnett of the Austin, Texas-based nonprofit Bat Conservation International. Indeed, at a January conference in Berlin on migratory bats, wind farms were a dominant theme. Scientists are racing to figure out what brings the bats in contact with wind turbines, and what can be done to save them. http://www.windaction.org/articles/22359 http://www.windaction.org/articles/22079 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:18:15 GMT Residents near Dortmund were evacuated this week after the ground collapsed around a geothermal heat pump, while in another German town, almost 190 buildings have now been damaged by a geothermal project gone awry. http://www.windaction.org/articles/22079 http://www.windaction.org/articles/22352 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT The six offshore wind turbines that REpower Systems began erecting near Germany's coast in 2004 make their older cousins look like pinwheels. Each one has three 61.5-meter blades, which in a good breeze make one revolution every 5 seconds, producing 5 megawatts of electric power. Inspired by Germany's bold vision for capturing offshore wind energy, these majestic machines are designed to withstand anything the famously unforgiving North Sea can dish out. And yet, these turbines have never felt the spray of salt water. http://www.windaction.org/articles/22352 http://www.windaction.org/articles/21807 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:59:55 GMT Fresh concerns have emerged over the future of BP's alternative energy business after a fire broke out at one of the company's largest solar power installations in Germany. The incident on June 21 destroyed nearly 200 sq m of one of the world's largest roof-mounted solar panel arrays on a warehouse complex in Bürstadt, near Mannheim. http://www.windaction.org/articles/21807