Renewable Energy Wind News Archive 1

6 October 2004 - Wind turbine projects power ahead Two new wind farms which will generate enough power for 118,000 homes have been given the go-ahead.
BBC News Scotland
24 September 2004 - Team crosses desert by wind power Three men have succeeded in their bid to cross 625 miles of desert using just wind power.
BBC News Norfolk
20 September 2004 - Britons in favour of wind farms Three-quarters of Britons believe wind farms are necessary to help meet demand for energy, a survey by the British Wind Energy Association suggests.
BBC News
24 August 2004 - Huge wind farm blows into action Scotland's most powerful wind farm, which will provide energy initially for 33,000 homes, has been officially opened.
BBC News Scotland
29 June 2004 - Airport fears over wind power Plans for a wind farm could be scrapped after airport bosses said the turbines might disrupt radar systems.
BBC News North Yorkshire
16 June 2004 - Ill wind - Six big fears about wind farms Wind farms have been blamed for everything from causing headaches to risking the lives of air travellers. Now farmers in India claim they have been the cause of a severe drought.
BBC News
22 March 2004 - Giant wind farm plans for island The island of Lewis has been earmarked as the site for a major wind farm under plans to be submitted to ministers.
BBC News Scotland
18 February 2004 - MP joins wind power protest Campaigners who are opposing plans to build two wind turbines at a Somerset beauty spot have caught the attentions of Westminster.
BBC News Somerset
12 December 2003 - Call to keep wind farms in check Greater regulation of Scotland's growing number of wind farms is needed, according to campaigners.
BBC News Scotland
21 November 2003 - First UK wind farm turned on The first big wind farm in the UK has been switched on to produce power.
BBC News Wales
5 November 2003 - Plan will boost wind power More wind turbines could be built in England under government proposals published on Wednesday.
BBC News England
23 October 2003 - Wind power threat or promise The answer to Britain's energy needs could be 'blowing in the wind'. The Government has given the go-ahead to an expansion of power generation using wind turbines.
BBC News

19 September 2003 - Wind Power Work is beginning on a huge wind farm off the North Norfolk Coast. Foundations are being laid at Scroby Sands, east of Great Yarmouth. There is approval for 30 turbines.
BBC News
24 August 2003 - Public backing for Green power People living near Scotland's largest wind farms support more of the country's energy needs being produced from renewable sources, a new survey has found.
BBC News Scotland
14 July 2003 - Boost for offshore wind power A big expansion in the amount of electricity generated from offshore wind power has been announced by the UK Government.
BBC News
14 July 2003 - Massive wind farm plans hailed The prospect of huge wind farms off the British coast have been welcomed by environmentalists.
BBC News
11 July 2003 - School turns to wind power A secondary school is trying out an alternative, cheaper electricity source by using its own wind turbine.
BBC News North Yorkshire
7 April 2003 - Wind farm plans for 10 giant turbines Plans have been announced for a wind farm in Northamptonshire.
BBC News Northamptonshire
4 April 2003 - Villagers switch on to wind power A pioneering scheme has seen residents in mid Wales unite to set up the UK's first community-developed wind turbine.
BBC News Wales
24 March 2003 - Estuary wind power scheme backed Essex is set to gain more of its power from wind after ministers gave the go-ahead for the first ever offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary.
BBC News South East
11 March 2003 - Wind farm opponents under fire The government has warned that wind farms will almost certainly become a feature of the Devon landscape.
BBC News England
12 February 2003 - Wind farm plan opposed Plans for a wind farm on the Kent-Sussex border are being opposed.
BBC News South East
10 February 2003 - Wind power flies high Worries over climate change, and a growing energy shortage worldwide, have put renewable energy sources such as wind power at the top of the political agenda.
BBC News
31 January 2003 - Wind power v people power The latest clashes between wind power and people power have come to a head in the South West, where plans for two wind farms have reached the final hurdle.
BBC News

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