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/33732 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:06:17 GMT The top of a turbine crashed to the ground with tremendous force causing a crater on the ground. The rotor blades split and laid about 50 meters from the damaged tower. The cause of the damage is still unknown but could be due to the failure of the brake system. http://www.windaction.org/articles/33732 http://www.windaction.org/articles/27628 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:59:03 GMT This wind energy facility is located in Nissenshörn Café, Struckum GERMANY http://www.windaction.org/articles/27628 http://www.windaction.org/articles/24452 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:15:17 GMT A wind turbine burns near Uelzen, a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. The fire that incurred damages of 750,000 Euros is assumed to have been caused by a technical fault near the top of the turbine, according to police reports. http://www.windaction.org/articles/24452 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/38660 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:13:47 GMT Because producers of renewables are paid a fixed price, their subsidy rises as the spot price of electricity falls. On cloudy days Germany relies ever more on brown coal. ...The cost of this mess is passed on to electricity users. Household fuel bills have gone up by a quarter over the past three years ...because the contracts guaranteeing renewables prices are set for 20 years, the problem will get worse as more supplies come on stream. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38660 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38627 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:53:43 GMT Speaking at an energy conference in Berlin, Ms. Merkel said she still supports further expansion of renewable energy such as wind and solar power to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. But she said the costs need to be contained as global rivals are benefiting from lower energy prices. Utility executives welcomed her recognition, but criticized her for remaining vague on specifics. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38627 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38621 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:16:31 GMT Merkel's policy to wean Europe's biggest power market off fossil fuels and to embrace renewables has led to a boom in green energy sources, but ballooning costs have led to calls for cuts to feed-in tariffs and for industry to pay more. "Dealing with the renewable energy reform is the most urgent of the energy topics, in my view." http://www.windaction.org/articles/38621 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38497 Wed, 29 May 2013 15:16:14 GMT The costs of start-up financing for green energy and the compensation for expansion of the power grid are added to customers' electricity bills in the form of a special tax. The entire subsidy system is supposed to come to an end when green energy becomes competitive. That, at least, is the theory. But the reality is different. No longer can one simply describe the tax as a way to get renewable energies off the ground. Indeed, following Berlin's decision two years ago to shelve nuclear energy and accelerate the expansion of renewables, the EEG has become a giant redistribution machine. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38497