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Blowing away taxpayers; Wind power is unreliable, expensive and doesn’t result in lower C02 emmissions. Why is Ontario still rushing ahead with it? – National Post
The Ontario government’s rush into renewable energy, and
industrial wind turbine-generated electricity in particular, is
likely to reveal the law of unintended consequences. The government
needs to rigorously re-evaluate this precipitous policy before
committing billions more in subsidies to
Reaping best turbine deals – Manawatu Standard (Palmerston North, New Zealand)
An energy adviser says farmers should read the fine print before
signing up with power companies that want to build turbines on their land. THERE will be fewer wind turbine deals for farms as New Zealand has a lot of
its future demand already in the pipeline, an adviser specialising in energy
Wind turbine windfall for six communities – The Scotsman (Edinburgh, Uk)
SIX communities are sharing a lottery windfall of more than GBP 2
million which will help them use renewable energy to fund local projects. The GBP 2,230,513 grant from the Big Lottery Fund’s Growing Community Assets
scheme will help wind turbine developments in four Orkney islands and
World’s first brings jobs to region ; Turbine test plant creates work for 300 – The Journal (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Uk)
PLANS to create the world’s largest wind turbine test facility in the
North East were unveiled yesterday. The rig will be built at the New and Renewable Energy Centre and will create
an initial wave of 300 construction industry jobs. It will be used to test
engines fitted inside giant wind
WIND OF CHANGE ; Huge turbine testing facility will create 300 jobs in North – Evening Chronicle (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Uk)
A GIANT wind turbine testing plant is coming to the North East,
creating 300 jobs. The facility, which will be the world’s largest, will be built in Blyth,
Northumberland. It will be based at the New and Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) and used to
try out the motors used in offshore turbines
Wind energy jobs on way – Daily Post (Liverpool, Uk)
HUNDREDS of jobs are set to be created under ambitious plans to turn
Anglesey into a “wind energy hub”, the Daily Post can reveal. Manufacturers want to transform the former Anglesey Aluminium site into a
wind turbine factory and are in detailed talks with Peter Hain, Secretary of
State for Wales,
Wind turbines aren’t the answer; – The Cornwall Standard-Freeholder
Wind turbine promotion under the Green Energy Act is an
ill-thought social program for rural Ontario. In the swirling debate in rural Ontario about wind turbines and the
Ontario government’s plans to saturate the countryside with these
bulky appliances, it is common to hear the government line
Wind powers school, educates students; High school’s own turbine generates up to 40 per cent of its electrical needs – The Toronto Star
It must have felt a bit like the future at a Minnesota high school
last week, when a new wind turbine on its property began producing electricity
to power the building. The city of Buffalo, population 15,000, is one of 11 communities in the
state to receive a turbine as part of an initiative to
Welsh turbine tower makers in deal to supply energy giant ; Mabey Bridge set to win significant work from REpower expansion – Western Mail (Cardiff, Uk)
A NEW wind turbine tower manufacturing venture in Monmouthshire has
entered into a preferred supplier agreement with energy giant REpower. Last month Mabey Bridge announced it was moving into the renewable sector
with a new pounds 38m manufacturing facility in Chepstow – which is forecast
Ontario in talks with Danish turbine maker over possible deal: McGuinty – Waterloo Region Record
The Ontario government is in talks with a major wind turbine
maker about possibly setting up shop in the province. While there’s no deal with Denmark-based Vestas yet, Premier Dalton
McGuinty said Tuesday that there’s “a conversation that’s ongoing”
about a possible venture. Energy Minister Brad
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