Wind power Features for September 2011

Wind power Features Archive

Comment: PNA ports getting ready for offshore wind Comment: PNA ports getting ready for offshore wind

Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA) is getting ready to support the European offshore wind power industry.

Fighting the NIMBY war with a gamble Fighting the NIMBY war with a gamble

THE COST of owning or operating an onshore wind project of 5 MW or more in England has just risen by a minimum of £5000 a year, or £100,000–125,000 over the average 20–25 year lifespan of an onshore wind farm. Why? At the instigation of the industry itself.