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Government and industry join forces to find clear path for wind farms Monday 18 July 2005
Flight trials have now commenced to demonstrate a technical solution that if successful, will be used to iron out objections to wind farms from the Ministry of Defence (MOD), National Air Traffic Services (NATS) and individual airport operators. This research could have a positive impact by freeing up a significant number of potential wind farm sites that are currently sterilised. The project is essential in helping to meet Government targets for renewable energy by 2010 and beyond while helping to meet the UK’s commitment to the Kyoto Protocol. Click here for full story ...
You can read the full report here: http://www.esci.keele.ac.uk/geophysics/dunlaw/
MOD lifts objections to wind energy projects Monday 18 July 2005
BWEA has welcomed an agreement that has seen the Ministry of Defence (MOD) lift its objections to a number of wind energy projects in southern Scotland. Following discussions between the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), MOD and Scottish Executive, a solution has been found to concerns that wind farms planned near the Eskdalemuir seismic array could interfere with the array’s role in monitoring the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. This has resulted in the MOD lifting its objections to wind farm applications within an 80 km ‘exclusion zone’ put in place around the array in February 2004. All applications must still go through the normal planning and consent process. Read all about it ...
See also Keele University's rebuttal over Renewable Energy Foundation's low frequency noise research claims.
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