facts, analysis, exposure of wind energy's real impacts Windaction http://www.windaction.org/articles/c130?theme=atom Xarayar 2006-06-12T02:16:27Z .38241 2013-05-01T11:26:09Z 2013-05-01T11:26:09Z

Kevin Scully of the Laois Wind Energy Action Group said homeowners were suffering intolerably from constant noise where the turbines had already been erected. He said guidelines on how far the turbines could be located from houses had stipulated a distance of 500 metres when the size of turbines was about 75 metres high.

.38104 2013-04-18T23:44:46Z 2013-04-18T23:44:46Z

"The IFA have abandoned rural communities with their unbridled backing for giant wind farms across large tracts of the West and the Midlands. Before it is too late, the IFA should also take the opportunity to revisit its tacit support for selected landowners to sign up secretive contracts with wind farm companies, which are imposing dubious confidentiality clauses and promising the sun, moon and stars in return for land rights and options".

.38076 2013-04-14T21:38:25Z 2013-04-14T21:38:25Z

They also fear that close proximity to a wind farm will drag already deflated house prices down even further. And with no regulation to set out minimum distances, some Irish householders are already living less than 500 metres away from the nearest turbine.

.38010 2013-04-09T16:32:19Z 2013-04-09T16:32:19Z

.38000 2013-04-07T02:53:12Z 2013-04-07T02:53:12Z

It is "far too soon" to make final judgments on which of the export-orientated windfarm projects now being mooted will be approved and under what terms. "There is no fait accompli at this stage. None of this has reassured objectors, who are concerned about the noise and visual impact of onshore turbines and also see the export of wind energy to Britain as equivalent to "selling the family silver".

.37882 2013-03-28T11:14:34Z 2013-03-28T11:14:34Z

Failure to meet the deadline will result in non-compliance costs potentially amounting to between €100m and €150m per year, for each percentage shortfall in renewable energy, and a further €250m in emissions permit purchases.

.37843 2013-03-26T12:13:28Z 2013-03-26T12:13:28Z

A technical examination is being carried out to try to establish how a large wind turbine near Maas, close to the Ardara area of Co Donegal, came crashing down on Thursday. While winds were heavy at the time it was nonetheless understood that these turbines were engineered to withstand such conditions.

.37841 2013-03-25T19:16:48Z 2013-03-25T19:16:48Z

The 64m-high turbine 'snapped' and fell over at a wind farm in the remote townland of Maas, between the Co Donegal villages of Glenties and Ardara. It came during a weekend of freak late-March weather, which saw thousands of homes in the North plunged into darkness as high winds and snow hit east Ulster and north Leinster.

.37768 2013-03-19T03:06:17Z 2013-03-19T03:06:17Z

Plans to construct more than 2,000 wind turbines in the Midlands have already angered locals and will divide farmers. People are mobilising and getting ready to stand up to the plans, writes Michael Clifford

.37767 2013-03-19T03:04:41Z 2013-03-19T03:04:41Z

The seven families from Banteer claim they have been severely impacted, particularly through noise pollution, since the turbines began operating in Nov 2011. If the action is successful, it is expected to lead to a number of others on similar grounds. Already, cases are being prepared by householders in Wexford and Roscommon.

.37613 2013-03-05T17:03:47Z 2013-03-05T17:03:47Z

Engineer Pat Swords, who is taking a case to the High Court in relation to the European Union's attitude to renewable energy targets, said local people were entitled under the terms of the Aarhus convention to be consulted about the proposals. He said wind energy does not work and the people of the midlands were being "sacrificed on the altar of a populist cult".

.37587 2013-03-03T15:34:10Z 2013-03-03T15:34:10Z

Chief Minister Allan Bell told Tynwald that the firm had been left in no doubt the combined impact of wind farm developments on shipping lanes was ‘unacceptable', given the need for year-round reliable, frequent and cost-effective ferry services.

.37513 2013-02-26T15:21:58Z 2013-02-26T15:21:58Z

The households have complained that the noise from the turbines, which have an overall height of around 100 metres, has turned their lives upside down and made their lives unbearable. The constant pulsating noise has led to sleep deprivation and is impacting on the health of those living close by.

.37352 2013-02-11T01:30:18Z 2013-02-11T01:30:18Z

Airport manager Peter Moore had warned the mast posed a danger to planes and that pilot error could result in a plane crashing ...the mast was in a critical area of approach to the airport and that flights by a specialised aircraft used to calibrate the airport's guidance systems had to be called off on a number of occasions because of the mast.

.37145 2013-01-25T18:24:01Z 2013-01-25T18:24:01Z

Ireland's Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte, and the UK's energy secretary Edward Davey signed a memorandum of understanding to move forward plans to allow Irish wind farms to export electricity to Britain.

.37143 2013-01-25T17:09:04Z 2013-01-25T17:09:04Z

A woman has won a High Court ruling that a decision to grant planning permission for a wind farm near her property in the Glenties area of Donegal is void insofar as it affects her property. ...the permission required the deletion of four turbines nearest her property.

.37087 2013-01-21T15:38:24Z 2013-01-21T15:38:24Z

The Environment and Public Health (Wind Turbines) Bill 2012 would set minimum separation distances of up to 2km between wind turbines and residential property depending on the size of turbines. But the wind energy association said even a 1km "buffer zone" would leave only 9.4 per cent of the land area available for new development.

.36849 2012-12-21T18:14:02Z 2012-12-21T18:14:02Z

"As a specialist I could see this coming so I started asking for the legally required information and it was not there," he said. After discovering the lack of documentation he launched his legal battle. A spokesperson for the department said that they were aware of the pending case.

.36490 2012-11-09T14:29:28Z 2012-11-09T14:29:28Z

"It was very difficult to tackle because of the location, because the substation is based on the side of a mountain and it was very windy, giving rise to letting the fire accelerate faster than normal, and also the amount of electricity involved."

.36335 2012-10-17T15:47:05Z 2012-10-17T15:47:05Z

Britain's environment secretary, Owen Paterson, said wind farms had "significant impacts on the rural economy and the rural environment, all of which weren't intended when these things were thought up". Crewe is supporting Labour Senator John Kelly's Wind Turbines Bill, which would lay down minimum separation distances between wind farms and people's homes.