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A windfarm developer has been accused of riding roughshod over residents, who have had to endure further disruption.
The latest episode happened on Monday when a vehicle delivering a turbine part became stuck for more than an hour as it was making its way to the site at Wingates.
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The manufacturer of a wind turbine which collapsed in north Cornwall has written to other owners over concerns about the turbine towers' construction.
Scottish firm Gaia-Wind has identified a potential problem ...It has written to the owners of 15 of the same turbines to help "in checking their foundation fixing systems for reassurance".
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Wind turbine plans at visitor attraction cause controversy
February 18, 2013 by Ashley Barnard in Northern Echo
February 18, 2013 by Ashley Barnard in Northern Echo
Plans to erect a wind turbine on farmland near a popular visitor attraction have caused controversy among neighbouring residents.
But the applicant said it is a step towards cutting the carbon footprint of the successful farm shop.
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Landmark High Court bid to protect history from wind farms
February 18, 2013 by Tom Whitehead in The Telegraph
February 18, 2013 by Tom Whitehead in The Telegraph
In his decision, the planning inspector, Paul Griffiths, accepted the turbines would be an imposing feature but said "reasonable observers" would not be "confused" by the juxtaposition of historic buildings and a modern wind farm.
For the first time, English Heritage and the National Trust have teamed up to challenge the ruling along with the local council in the High Court.
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Substation and underground cable linking to wind farm labelled ‘unsuitable'
February 16, 2013 in Boston Standard
February 16, 2013 in Boston Standard
Plans for an underground cable and substation to connect a wind farm to the National Grid have been labelled ‘unreasonable' by Boston's MP.
Mark Simmonds has come out against against plans revealed last week by RWE npower renewables to link its Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm to a site in Bicker Fen.
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Bronte heritage put before green energy in key wind turbine ruling
February 16, 2013 by Tom Whitehead in The Telegraph
February 16, 2013 by Tom Whitehead in The Telegraph
The brooding West Yorkshire countryside that inspired classics such as Wuthering Heights has been protected from plans for more turbines because of the importance of the famous sister writers.
It is believed to be the first time the literary significance of an area has been put before the need for green energy.
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Site visit may be ruled out on wind farm planning proposal
February 16, 2013 in The Inverness Courier
February 16, 2013 in The Inverness Courier
Controversial plans for the Highlands' biggest wind farm - an 83-turbine development in the hills above Loch Ness - are set to be decided on Tuesday without councillors visiting the site, prompting anger from anti-wind farm campaigners.
Planning officers are recommending Highland Council raises no objection to the proposed Stronelairg development.
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Delight as Bronte Country turbine plan is turned down
February 15, 2013 by Chris Young in Telegraph & Argus
February 15, 2013 by Chris Young in Telegraph & Argus
One of several recent applications to build a wind turbine in the Worth Valley has been thrown out because of it could put tourists off visiting Bronte Country.
The Bronte Society recently spoke out against the number of turbine planning applications being proposed for the area, which attracts tourists from around the world, eager to see the moor landscapes that inspired the sisters.
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Donald Trump vows to fight Scottish Wind farm Plan in courts
February 13, 2013 by Peter Woodifield in Bloomberg News
February 13, 2013 by Peter Woodifield in Bloomberg News
Donald Trump will fight any approval of an offshore wind farm overlooking his Scottish golf resort in the courts for years, according to George Sorial, the executive in charge of the New York billionaire's project.
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Investigators are still searching for answers to an accident which left one man crushed to death under a wind turbine.
Engineer Per Terp, 42, from Norresundby, Denmark, died when he was trapped between a crane and part of a wind turbine at Harwich Port.
Scotland's green energy target 'would be threatened by independence vote'
February 11, 2013 by Severin Carrell in The Guardian
February 11, 2013 by Severin Carrell in The Guardian
"This is because, in practice, funding a significant expansion of Scottish-based off-shore renewables under independence would lead to considerable increases in Scottish electricity prices, something that a Scottish government would find hard to sustain politically."
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Refusal of tickets over club's Swansea wind farm move
February 11, 2013 by Chris Peregrine in South Wales Evening Post
February 11, 2013 by Chris Peregrine in South Wales Evening Post
A leading opponent of the controversial wind farm scheme on the outskirts of Swansea is snubbing the Ospreys as a result of their support for the application.
Councillor Ioan Richard said he will now not take up five match tickets he has been allocated to reward people from his ward who have done good in the community.
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Action groups from across the Borders - and both East and West Lothian - have called for the current guideline of a minimum of 2km between wind turbines and homes and businesses to be made compulsory to mitigate the impact of wind farms on people's welfare.
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Barn owl confirmed killed by wind turbine- they said such a thing could not happen
February 10, 2013 in Raptor Politics
February 10, 2013 in Raptor Politics
Significantly therefore this new record would appear to prove the so called experts wrong, undermining the conclusions of the Environmental Assessments which had claimed the barn owl was at no risk from wind turbines in this country.
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Dorset opposition group challenges Navitus over wind farm model
February 10, 2013 by Steven Smith in Daily Echo
February 10, 2013 by Steven Smith in Daily Echo
The opposition group against the wind farm planned for the Dorset coast has challenged the validity of a 3D model being used to show people what it might look like.
Challenge Navitus says the model, which is being shown at Navitus Bay Development Limited's public exhibitions around the area, is misleading.
Coun Steven Bridgett, ward member for the area, said: "Having read the documents relating to this application and spoken to local residents, I will be objecting. The turbine is on a commercial scale and is the largest to have been proposed for the Coquet Valley."
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Campaigners' bitter disappointment over Mynydd y Gwair approval
February 9, 2013 by Liz Perkins in South Wales Evening Post
February 9, 2013 by Liz Perkins in South Wales Evening Post
Opportunities might arise in the future to challenge the scheme as planning permission was sought for various stages of development.
"At the moment we have to regroup and we will have to decide what we intend doing," he said.
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Thousands of wind turbines to go up as subsidies cut
February 9, 2013 by Louise Gray in The Telegraph
February 9, 2013 by Louise Gray in The Telegraph
"The UK's wind power deployment on and offshore is way ahead of the learning curve, and needs to slow down to a rational pace to avoid insupportable burdens on the consumer and the risk of major malinvestment the unwinding of which will be painful and embarrassing."
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The Canadian manufacturer of a large wind turbine which toppled during gales has denied the device was faulty, following an internal investigation.
But the collapse in Devon last week has prompted a fresh probe by the firm into the safety of 20 identical models, including some at sites in the Westcountry.
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Windfarm protesters Fran Raw and Dr Angela Armstrong told last week's meeting of Port William Community Council that the identification of "20 EU protected species" around the proposed site of a windfarm locally could help them stop the development going ahead.
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