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Wind-Power in Europe

Denmark’s wind power generation is often hailed as a success story but the Danish experiment is not quite so simple. The  Annual Reports by grid-operator "E.ON Netz" highlight some of the problems being experienced in Germany.

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  • Wind Report 2005
    E.ON Netz,  2005
    The annual report of the German grid operator which states the need for 90% of the installed wind capacity to be provided by traditional power stations that are permanently on line.
  • Wind Report 2004
    E.ON Netz,  2004
    Annual Report of German grid operator which links grid instability, low productivity and high costs to increases in wind capacity
  • When the wind failed to deliver
    "VoS" News, Vol.2 No.4, (page 5),  2005
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The Irish authorities have failed to give any commitment to carrying out a fresh EIA, including consultation of the public concerned, before work resumes on Ireland?s largest wind-farm project at Derrybrien, County Galway. Initial work on this project led to an environmental disaster in October 2003…
Commission pursues legal action against Ireland,
press release
11 April 2005
     
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