Debris from the stricken turbine is scattered across the mountainside and a large spike remains impaled in the earth several hundred yards from the turbine site.
NRWC wind turbines are 124 to 135 M to hub and the blade is another 46..6 M
A 100-metre wind turbine has collapsed on a mountainside near Fintona in County Tyrone.
WIND farm critics are hoping an expert’s report to be presented in Portland next month will strengthen their case for official recognition of noise and health issues linked to turbines.
Among those planning to attend the report’s release will be Cape Bridgewater residents, some of whom claim their property values have been eroded since wind turbines were erected in the past decade. The Standard understands some houses on Blowholes Road, where turbines tower over the popular coastal spot, have been vacated.
MAWT Inc wants to be sure that you are aware that the scheduled date for the MAWT Inc Environmental Review Tribunal ( ERT) has been moved ahead one week to January 26, 10 am Wellandport Community Hall.
Please be aware that dates and times are still subject to change. These hearings are notorious for schedules that are very fluid. We have attached is the schedule as it now stands.
For review- is the full decision on the constitutionality of wind turbines court case in Ont. Divisional Court held in mid November 2014 in London before 3 judges. Haldimand Wind Concerns, Mothers Against Wind Turbines, joined 12 other wind groups to become a coalition to request to intervene to support the families opposing the projects.
Myth #2: Fossil Fuels Get More “Subsidies” Than Renewables
Myth #3: Americans Will be Using Less Electricity
Myth #4: Only Renewable Energy Systems are Evolving
Myth #5: Europe is the Example to Follow
Myth 1: Wind and Solar Will Displace Coal
Although growing in importance, wind and solar power are not expected to displace coal in the years ahead because they are only available “when the sun shines” and “when the wind blows.” The EIA’s National Energy Modeling System doesn’t forecast a wind and solar “explosion” as some want to claim because technical and physical limitations make them less reliable and more expensive. EIA-cited low capacity factors for wind (35%) and solar (23%), which often fall below 10%, are a constraining factor in our consumer-based society, where reliable electricity is needed on demand. Wind power, for instance, is best late at night when demand is lowest. Perhaps the best thing we can do for renewables is to move the focus away from deployment at all costs and center on more R&D to store electricity at utility-scale. Without greater storage options, wind and solar will remain much more “supplemental” than “alternative.” Carnegie Mellon’s Electricity Industry Center warns of a public backlash from higher costs if we try to install renewables too quickly: many Renewable Portfolio Standards are now being pulled back. Even our best costs estimates for renewables are often incomplete because they omit the requirement for new transmission and backup generation (“spinning reserve”) that comes from more reliable fossil fuels. It must also be noted here that wind and solar energy are not “new,” as many like to claim, but are among the oldest sources. The windmill goes back at least 3,000 years to ancient Persia (today’s Iran), and the ancient Egyptians utilized solar energy to heat their homes.
An Ontario court has dismissed a set of appeals from four families that sought to have provincial legislation related to the approvals of large-scale wind farms declared unconstitutional.
In a decision released on Monday, a panel of three Divisional Court judges ruled against the claims of the families who were concerned about the potential health effects of living as close as 500 metres to the turbines.
The families had argued that provincial legislation makes it impossible to scuttle a project on the basis of potential health impacts.
The case was considered the first constitutional challenge to the Green Energy Act to reach the appellate court level.
At issue was the proposed $850-million K2 Wind project, which would see 140 turbines put up near Goderich, Ont., the 92-turbine Armow wind farm near Kincardine, Ont., as well as the smaller 15-turbine St. Columban project near Seaforth, Ont. Continue reading Ontario families lose court bid to stop wind turbines→
Until Dec. 22, they lived less than a mile from one of the turbines, within a mile of five more. Each of the 16 turbines are taller than 500 feet and within two miles of their home.
Help has come from many of the family’s supporters — from people in Sheffield to the Danby-based Vermonters for a Clean Environment.
VCE executive director Annette Smith dipped into inheritance funds her parents left her to purchase the used trailer for the couple, saying she feared for the Therriens’ lives while trying to survive another winter on the mountain.
Ultimately, with VCE’s help, the Therriens’ former home will be turned into a motel of sorts. Guests will be educated on the effects of living near an industrial wind project site, said Smith.
“We are going to set it up as the First Wind Motel, that is our plan, and people can come up and experience it firsthand,” said Luann. A minimum stay of several nights will be required so the experience is meaningful, said Smith, adding that the same idea is being discussed near a wind project in another state.
Smith said, “Someone will be staying at the house in Sheffield after the Therrien family leaves.”
The most common source of complaint from those unfortunates forced to live next to wind farms is the incessant low-frequency noise and infrasound generated by giant industrial wind turbines: turning a quiet night in into an occasion of acoustic torture (see our post here); and destroying many a good night’s sleep (see our post here).
But the low-frequency noise and massive air pressure fluctuations generated by giant fans have never been part of any noise standard or regulation for wind farms.
The noise standards – written by the wind industry – rely on the dB(A) weighting and, therefore, deliberately ignore the vast bulk of the sound energy produced by turbines – which pervades homes as infrasound and in frequencies that cause sleep deprivation and other adverse health effects (see our post here).
The idea of “testing” for the impacts from turbine noise and vibration without including…
There are 54 receptors that live along the transmission line.
There are 97 homes along the transmission corridor (from Walker Rd to the North substation)
At Walker road it will be underground to the NONI Q5G at Lincoln)
There will be 390 poles, placed on the opposite side of the road to the existing poles
The photo below will be of interest to residents of West Lincoln, Wainfleet and Haldimand that will be living near the 115Kv transmission line that NRWC proposes to install along our rural county road allowances.
Our deepest sympathies to Bill and his family for this tragic loss of a wonderful caring lady.
Obituary for Carol Barker
Barker, Carol Ann
Passed away at Hamilton General Hospital on Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 with her loving husband and friends by her side. Carol who was in her 70th year had just recently adopted Gunther into our family of horses, dogs, cats and pet duck. Beautiful Carol was known by everyone to have an open heart for any animal in need of help: cats in the culvert, dogs in rescue programs, and even a duck that just dropped into the farm. Carol was an avid horse lover. As a wedding present she bought her husband, Bill Morris, a horse. That led to thirty-seven years of horse shows across Canada and the US. Carol rode and placed at the Paint Horse Congress in Wichita on HF Skips Supreme. Carol, raised: an APHA World Champion, Dontyoujustloveme; an APHA Reserve World Champion My Oh My and her favourite CC (Don’t Skip Charlene). Carol always tried to help other people. There are quite number of young people who benefited from Carol providing them with a good horse to learn on (7L’s Shanandoah, HF Skips Sly Fox, Andy Rap, and Skips Jube). Continue reading Our deepest sympathies.→
The turbine was one of eight on the Screggagh wind farm on Murley mountain.
Mothers Against Wind Turbines Inc. 