Tag: turbines
Amsterdam may want to install wind turbines next to De Ronde Venen and residents (and politicians) are not happy with that
Response from the province of Utrecht In our region it often happens that municipalities argue among themselves about the installation of wind turbines, but in this case it goes beyond…
Eemland residents want to manage A28 wind turbines themselves: ‘Control over our environment must be restored’
Soesterberg/Leusden – Wind turbines are certainly not popular in the region. But Mark Goedkoop from Leusden and Allart Goekoop from Soest see the benefits. They represent at least a thousand…
Stichtse Vecht against Utrecht: stop plans for wind turbines on Lage Weide
If wind turbines are built on the Lage Weide business park, they will be located in Utrecht but too close to homes in Stichtse Vecht, according to the latter municipality.…
Action against wind turbines near Soesterberg, but alderman has a painful message: ‘That point has already passed’
Councilor Aukje Treep (GGS) could not reassure the opponents. According to her, it is no longer realistic to expect that the wind turbines will be wiped off the map. “The…
Research: wind turbines along the A28 and on Leusderheide and Vlasakkers is possible
Leusden – A study into the construction of wind turbines between Leusden and Amersfoort has yielded fruitful results. Consulting firm Bosch and Van Rijn investigated the effect of turbines along…
Despite fierce criticism, Amersfoort is opening its doors to wind turbines
At the end of last year, the government drew up new, provisional standards that the turbines must meet. These concern sound, shadow and distance. For example, no homes may be…
Two mega solar fields should keep wind turbines away from Eemnes
The most important location is the Zuidpolder, Ten Have explained to the council committee. According to the province of Utrecht, two large wind turbines can fit in that area, but…
European Union opens anti-subsidy investigation targeting Chinese wind turbines
The European Union announced on Tuesday that it had opened an investigation into Chinese wind turbine manufacturers. They are suspected of having benefited from undue subsidies. This is the third…
The defense is turning its back on tall wind turbines
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen 300 meters is too high, the Swedish Armed Forces think. Archive image. Photo: Annika Byrde/NTB/TT The state-owned Norwegian energy company Statkraft wants to build 300-meter-high…
There will soon be 2 to 5 wind turbines in the Reijerscop polder near Harmelen, and opinions are divided about this
Two men are talking to each other. “Those windmills should have already been there,” says one. “I don’t want to buy energy from Putin anymore. So we have to do…