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It will cost $695 million a year to produce wind power that Quebec doesn't need
June 17, 2013 by Ariane Gauthier in Montreal Economic Institute
June 17, 2013 by Ariane Gauthier in Montreal Economic Institute
"Quebecers pay literally hundreds of millions of dollars a year to produce electricity from wind turbines that they don't need. This energy is 2.5 times more expensive than hydroelectricity. Even if they account for only a small proportion of the electricity produced here, Hydro-Québec has indicated that the most recent rate hike was due almost entirely to these new projects."
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A six-turbine expansion to the wind farm at Waterloo in the Clare Valley has been approved.
The Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council's development assessment panel met on Friday to make a decision on Energy Australia's proposal.
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This is taking into account all these factors that arrive at a figure of 14.14 cents for the cost of a kilowatt-hour produced by the wind industry. This is the most expensive energy in all categories: two and a half times the price of that produced by the central Hydro-Quebec, which he estimated at 5.55 cents per kilowatt-hour.
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Siemens will shut solar unit on $1 billion loss in two years
June 17, 2013 by Alex Webb in Bloomberg News
June 17, 2013 by Alex Webb in Bloomberg News
The company paid $418 million to acquire Beit Shemesh, Israel-based Solel Solar Systems in 2009 as Loescher sought to replicate Siemens' successful expansion into wind-power and win more revenue from its so-called green portfolio. The division was put up for sale in October as prices for solar technology offerings declined because of a supply glut and weak demand.
Runway extension could affect wind farm plans
June 17, 2013 by Steve Clark in The Brownsville Herald
June 17, 2013 by Steve Clark in The Brownsville Herald
The project could meet an obstacle in the form of Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport's plans to extend its runway ...A longer runway would mean planes on approach would fly lower farther away from the airport, which could preclude construction of towering wind turbines.
Company says it wasn't contacted by Transport Canada
June 15, 2013 by Bob Boughner in Chatham Daily News
June 15, 2013 by Bob Boughner in Chatham Daily News
In an unprecedented move in Ontario, Transport Canada has ordered the removal of eight wind turbines in close proximity to the Chatham-Kent Municipal Airport because of height restrictions. ..."While Transport Canada is willing to work with the wind turbine company to set a practical deadline, the illegal turbines must be removed,'' she said.
In an unprecedented move in Ontario, Transport Canada has ordered the removal of eight wind turbines in close proximity to the Chatham Municipal Airport.
Chatham-Kent Essex MP Dave Van Kesteren confirmed the action Friday morning.
Linda Holt, of Scotland Against Spin, hit out at a plan to get local pupils to name 21 wind turbines at the Baillie wind farm.
"I feel very strongly that children should not be used in what is a propaganda war. They should not be involved," she said.
Haldimand realtors say home values will drop; Realtors recall industrial hog farm scare
June 13, 2013 by Pieter Van Hiel in Grimsby Lincoln News
June 13, 2013 by Pieter Van Hiel in Grimsby Lincoln News
About a decade ago, large industrial pork operations were moving into the area, and residents and politicians were concerned about the environmental and fiscal impact of the farms. ...This pattern of events is unfolding all over again, say local realtors, as Haldimand becomes home to one of Canada’s largest wind energy projects.
Clifton planners: No public comment during wind farm meeting
June 13, 2013 by Nok-Noi Ricker in Bangor Daily News
June 13, 2013 by Nok-Noi Ricker in Bangor Daily News
A Superior Court judge has ordered town planners to reconsider two items - tower heights and sound levels - from its October 2011 approval of Pisgah Mountain wind farm, and the local panel decided Wednesday not to allow public comment during the remand process.
"It was considered that the repair costs and ongoing maintenance issues meant that it was no longer viable and sustainable to keep the turbine.
"However, the council remains committed to sustainable technology, and continues to look at options for the future."
Richmond County and Scotian Windfields have reached a settlement which will allow a plan to build a wind turbine on Isle Madame to go forward.
The project has been in the works for five years, but the county and the company were in a dispute over rezoning for the turbine.
The DEP had concerns that the proposed 275-foot wind turbine might exceed sound limit guidelines during the winter. So, the agency recommended three possible actions be taken: The applicant could withdraw its proposal without prejudice; recommend the Zoning Board of Appeals deny the requested special permit for the project; or Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC could implement mitigation measures.
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An agreement announced Monday between Indiana Michigan Power and EDP Renewables North America (EDPR) will result in the construction of a wind farm in Randolph County.
I&M will add 200 megawatts (MW) of wind power to its generation portfolio.
Tim Yeo stands down from Commons committee chair
June 10, 2013 by Gavin Cordon and James Tapsfield in Belfast Telegraph
June 10, 2013 by Gavin Cordon and James Tapsfield in Belfast Telegraph
Tim Yeo - the Tory MP facing claims he used his position to help business clients - has announced he is to stand down as chairman of an influential Commons committee while he faces investigation into claims.
The former minister said he would be advising members on the Energy and Climate Change Committee that he should temporarily stand aside while the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner carried out his inquiry.
A new wind energy tax incentive signed into law last week was touted as a way to lure a wind farm worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Nebraska, but that's no sure thing.
The sponsors of the wind bill say the incentive has already drawn the interest of wind energy development companies, but there is no guarantee that the $300 million to $400 million wind farm will come here.
Randolph County is in the running, but not Delaware County, for a wind farm or wind farms that would sell electricity to Indiana Michigan Power.
I&M is expected to announce a decision as early as next week.
Hydro Tasmania will soon know the answer to the $2 billion question dividing a Tasmanian island community.
Do the 1600 residents of King Island, in Bass Strait, want their isolated community to become the biggest wind farm in the southern hemisphere?
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Australia / New Zealand]
Medical Research Council bows out of anti-wind farm activist ethics complaint
June 7, 2013 by Amber Jamieson in Crikey
June 7, 2013 by Amber Jamieson in Crikey
Back in April Crikey revealed that the council was looking into a complaint against Sarah Laurie, the CEO of the small-but-powerful anti-wind farm Waubra Foundation, after an anonymous document claimed Laurie had breached ethical codes of research conduct. ...Professor Warwick Anderson, the chief executive of the NHMRC, released a statement yesterday explaining that since Laurie and Waubra do not receive federal funding, the NHMRC had no authority to investigate the claims.
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On Wednesday, county commissioners and trustees from Goshen, Union and Urbana townships met in executive session and then voted to ask Kevin Talebi, Champaign County prosecutor, to seek a rehearing with the siting board on the decision.