Renewable Energy Wind News Archive 3

9 November 2005 - Minister launches micro turbine A micro wind turbine system at Daventry Country Park Visitor Centre in Northants was officially launched by Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks.
BBC News Northamptonshire
1 November 2005 - Protests as turbines take to the road Motorists have been warned of disruption over the next month as work begins to transport 17 turbines to a wind farm in Powys.
BBC News Wales
26 October 2005 - Wind turbine plans rejected An application to build a wind turbine farm near a Somerset nuclear reactor has been refused by planners.
BBC News Somerset
25 October 2005 - Can a home turbine make money Household windmills are becoming quite the fashion, apparently, but can they make money?
BBC News
25 October 2005 - Generating interest in wind power When Donnachadh McCarthy decided he wanted to generate his own electricity using a wind turbine, he almost fell at the first hurdle.
BBC News London
18 October 2005 - Marsh wind farm given green light Government approval for a controversial 26-turbine wind farm on the Kent and East Sussex border has been met with a mixed reaction.
BBC News Kent
11 October 2005 - Boost for renewable power plants A £6m centre to promote offshore renewable power plants, like windfarms on the Suffolk coast, is set to go ahead now plans have been approved.
BBC News Suffolk
29 September 2005 - Wind scheme to address concerns Guidelines have been drawn up to encourage proposals for new wind farms in the South West to be discussed with less conflict.
BBC News Devon
21 September 2005 - Back door claims on wind turbines Countryside campaigners claim wind farm developers are getting access to places they have previously been barred from.
BBC News Devon
14 September 2005 - Council talks on 'stadium power' About 4,000 homes could soon be buying electricity generated by Manchester City FC.
BBC News Manchester
31 August 2005 - Renewables plan gets £3.6m boost Plans to build a centre to promote offshore renewable power (such as windfarms) on the Suffolk coast have been boosted by a £3.6m grant.
BBC News Suffolk
2 August 2005 - Wind farm begins to power county A large wind farm under construction off the Kent coast is generating electricity for the first time.
BBC News Kent

29 July 2005 - Town Hall wind turbines approved A £60,000 plan to install five wind turbines on the roof of a building in north London has been approved.
BBC News London
28 July 2005 - Wind farm visual impact minimal The company behind plans for a wind farm in Devon has said it will have no significant visual impact on nearby beauty spots.
BBC News Devon
27 July 2005 - Views sought on energy link costs Proposals to discount electricity transmission charges for remote renewable energy projects have gone out to consultation.
BBC News Scotland
12 July 2005 - Wind farm map unveiled for Wales Seven areas across Wales have been chosen by the Welsh Assembly Government for the development of wind farms.
BBC News Wales
12 July 2005 - Wind farm extension plan approved Plans to extend Scotland's most powerful wind farm have been approved by the Scottish Executive.
BBC News Scotland
30 June 2005 - Council backs huge wind farm plan Plans to build the largest onshore wind farm in Europe have been approved by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council).
BBC News Scotland
16 June 2005 - Wind turbine given the go-ahead A scheme to build the first wind turbine in Daventry, Northants, has been given the go-ahead.
BBC News Northhamptonshire
16 June 2005 - Quick fix row at £50m wind farm The most powerful onshore wind farm in the UK, which has cost £50m to build, has officially opened in mid Wales.
BBC News Wales
8 June 2005 - Wind farms pose low risk to birds Migrating birds are unlikely to be seriously affected by offshore wind farms, according to a study.
BBC News
7 June 2005 - Plan for massive Thames wind farm Plans have been submitted to build one of the world's biggest wind farms, which could generate enough electricity to supply a quarter of London homes.
BBC News London
7 June 2005 - Green campaigners back wind farms Plans for a 27-turbine wind farm in Cumbria have won the support of green campaigning group Friends of the Earth.
BBC News Cumbria
25 May 2005 - Region's first wind farm proposed Plans have been drawn up to build the first wind farm in the West Midlands on the site of a former colliery.
BBC News Staffordshire

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