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Opponents of wind turbine development on Anglesey have drawn up a petition they say has been signed by more than a tenth of the island's population.
Campaign group Anglesey Against Wind Turbines said nearly 8,000 people support their call for limits on commercial wind turbines.
Britain needs to create a market in which electricity storage can make money rather than adding costs to consumers if it is to successfully integrate renewables into the power grid, S&C Electric said on Wednesday.
Around 300 people turned out for an emergency meeting yesterday, organised by campaign group Stop Ipswich Turbines (SIT), to show their strength of feeling against the project.
Partnerships for Renewables is working with Ipswich Borough Council, which owns the land between Pinewood and Belstead, to site the pair of turbines.
Wind farms given £34m to switch off in bad weather: Households stung by secretive payments
October 1, 2012 by Sam Greenhill and Graham Grant in Daily Mail
October 1, 2012 by Sam Greenhill and Graham Grant in Daily Mail
Murdo Fraser, a member of the parliament in Scotland, where many wind farms are sited, said: ‘Why have the authorities been so anxious not to release this information? Is it because they feared this would undermine any remaining public confidence in renewable energy policy?
Wind farm operators 'paid millions more than previously thought' by Grid to turn off turbines
October 1, 2012 in The Telegraph
October 1, 2012 in The Telegraph
Operators of wind farms were paid £34 million to switch off turbines during gales - millions more than previously thought - it was reported.
Wind turbine compensation cash fear of Otterburn parish leader
September 26, 2012 by Paul Tully in The Journal
September 26, 2012 by Paul Tully in The Journal
"Otterburn is eight miles from Corsenside and compensation to us should come from EDF's pocket, not Corsenside's. If we took money that is intended for a neighbouring region, it would create a conflict, and that would be wrong.
The country's biggest on shore wind farm is too noisy according to the results of noise testing, it has been revealed today (Tuesday).
But North Devon Council (NDC), as the local planning authority, could not confirm whether this breach of the wind farm's planning regulations would see them forcing Fullabrook Wind Farm to close.
Large swathes of Scotland's forests are being sold off on long-term leases to wind-farm developers as Alex Salmond surges ahead with his vision to make Scotland a world-leading green energy powerhouse.
'Bribes for wind farms': neighbourhoods that accept turbines to be rewarded with playgrounds and cheaper bills
September 17, 2012 by Rowena Mason in The Telegraph
September 17, 2012 by Rowena Mason in The Telegraph
"What we have to do is work harder to find places where wind farms are acceptable but also, secondly, as this is what we're not yet doing, be more creative about sharing some of the benefits directly with those local communities," he said earlier this year.
Wind turbine planning application near Wirral Way withdrawn
September 12, 2012 by Linda Foo Guest in Heswall News
September 12, 2012 by Linda Foo Guest in Heswall News
A planning application to build wind turbines close to the Wirral Way has been withdrawn.
The University of Liverpool wanted to install two turbines on land between Cuckoo Lane and Woodfall Lane.
Anger as wind farm developer fails to remove mast from Oldbury
September 11, 2012 by Marion Sauvebois in The Gazette
September 11, 2012 by Marion Sauvebois in The Gazette
People living in Hill, Rockhampton and Oldbury were baffled to discover on August 23, the deadline by which Wind Prospect had to remove its wind data equipment from the site, that its 70-metre meteorological mast was still towering over the field by Stoneyard Lane.
Number 10 confirms popular energy minister to be replaced by John Hayes, despite MP's past opposition to wind energy ...He was quoted by the BBC in 2009 as saying, "renewable energy needs to pass the twin tests of environmental and economic sustainability and wind power fails on both counts".
E.On had wanted to build 21 turbines at Corsbie Moor near Westruther in Berwickshire. However, that number was cut to 12 and further reduced to nine after the company "considered all the views from the local community".
East Cleveland 219ft wind turbine plan is rejected
September 1, 2012 by Sany McKenzie in Evening Gazette
September 1, 2012 by Sany McKenzie in Evening Gazette
Redcar and Cleveland Council's planning committee voted 10-1 to refuse Empirica's application for consent to site the wind turbine at Ridge Farm, Stanghow Ridge.
More than 20 letters of objections were received against the wind turbine plan.
Offshore windfarm plan for over 300 turbines in Moray Firth unveiled
August 31, 2012 by Alistair Munro in The Scotsman
August 31, 2012 by Alistair Munro in The Scotsman
Stuart Young, a consultant for Communities Against Turbines Scotland and chairman of Caithness Windfarm Information Forum, said: "They are going to be in people's eyes and in their windows. It will be inescapable. They will be a blot on the landscape which will be left for future generations to deal with."
Massive new wind farm 'could damage Gower Peninsula's character'
August 30, 2012 by Robin Turner in Wales Online
August 30, 2012 by Robin Turner in Wales Online
Campaigners fear the huge project would affect the character of the famous Gower Peninsula. The £3bn Atlantic Array scheme would see more than 250 turbines erected between Lundy Island and Gower by Swindon-based RWE npower renewables.
A Lincolnshire family with an autistic son said plans for wind turbines near their home had prompted them to move to another county.
The Robinsons used to live in Owmby by Spital where a farmer has applied to put up three turbines on nearby land.
Yet the UK approach to wind farms remains painfully expensive for UK taxpayers, adding more than £300 a year to family electricity bills according to a report published last week by the Global Warming Policy Foundation.
Redcar wind farm work halted as officials free rig
August 11, 2012 by Lindsey Sampson in Evening Gazette
August 11, 2012 by Lindsey Sampson in Evening Gazette
The project is being headed by EDF Energy Renewables, which confirmed that one of the legs of the mobile platform became embedded in soft mud on the seabed, preventing the retraction and movement of the vessel.
The battle over two controversial wind turbines south of Lowestoft has taken a new twist after council officials branded one a "noise nuisance".
An investigation by Waveney District Council's Environmental Health Team concluded that noise levels at one home in Whites Lane, Kessingland, two months ago was enough to make the turbine a statutory nuisance.