LOCATION/TYPE

NEWS HOME

[ exact phrase in "" • results by date ]

[ Google-powered • results by relevance ]


Archive
RSS

Add NWW headlines to your site (click here)

Get weekly updates

WHAT TO DO
when your community is targeted

RSS

RSS feeds and more

Keep Wind Watch online and independent!

Donate via Paypal

Donate via Stripe

Selected Documents

All Documents

Research Links

Alerts

Press Releases

FAQs

Campaign Material

Photos & Graphics

Videos

Allied Groups

Wind Watch is a registered educational charity, founded in 2005.

News Watch Home

Wind turbines 'smaller' than power station cooling towers 

Controversial plans for a windfarm at Tween Bridges, near Thorne, were discussed at a meeting in Doncaster last week.

The discussion, organised by Doncaster Council Watch at Doncaster Central Library, was led by Tony McCready, who focused on issues surrounding the proposed wind farm.

Mr McCready stated that Robin Hood Airport had concerns about their flight paths over the wind farm area. He said: “Static noise could bounce off the wind turbines from the airport, which could affect incoming aircraft.” He also stated that the wind farm would trigger a safety element in that the airport would have to become more sophisticated with its radar systems.

Mr McCready also claimed that wind farms could ‘wreck lives’ if the project were mismanaged or poorly-sited. However, thorough research and ensuring that a wind farm was properly sited could mean that farmers would benefit. He said: “The farmers will receive £7,000 for having one turbine on their land, so they stand to make a lot of money.

“However, it is a worry to farmers who will be passing down their land, as the ground would be left with massive foundations in place if new methods of producing renewable energy are eventually developed.” The foundations are 15 metres across and three metres deep.

He added: “The community would also benefit from having a wind farm because the energy company would put money back into the community.”

It was pointed out that the concrete foundations would not contaminate the land in the same way as toxic waste would if a landfill site were put in place and therefore many farmers would be happy to have one turbine on their land.

Mr McCready also stated that despite residents’ concerns over the appearance of the turbines, the tip of the turbine would actually be ten-metres lower than the top of the cooling towers at Drax Power Station.

Turbines ‘better’ than landfill site

Mr Tim Knowles, a campaigner for DeRAIL in Doncaster, a group of residents who have been campaigning against inappropriate landfill, said: “We are not against a wind farm in the area as such, because it would be much better than having a huge landfill site on the area.”

The inquiry comes to an end on Friday, with closing submissions from all parties throughout this week at The Vikings Hotel.

gooletimesonline

14 June 2007

This article is the work of the source indicated. Any opinions expressed in it are not necessarily those of National Wind Watch.

The copyright of this article resides with the author or publisher indicated. As part of its noncommercial educational effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large-scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information, National Wind Watch endeavors to observe “fair use” as provided for in section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law and similar “fair dealing” provisions of the copyright laws of other nations. Send requests to excerpt, general inquiries, and comments via e-mail.

Wind Watch relies entirely
on User Funding
   Donate via Paypal
(via Paypal)
Donate via Stripe
(via Stripe)

Share:

e-mail X FB LI TG TG Share


News Watch Home

Get the Facts
CONTACT DONATE PRIVACY ABOUT SEARCH
© National Wind Watch, Inc.
Use of copyrighted material adheres to Fair Use.
"Wind Watch" is a registered trademark.

 Follow:

Wind Watch on X Wind Watch on Facebook

Wind Watch on Linked In Wind Watch on Mastodon