With two weeks left in the Missouri General Assembly’s session, lawmakers are weighing multiple bills that would bar developers from seizing land to build wind and solar farms. One such bill, sponsored by state Rep. Mike Haffner, a Republican from Pleasant Hill, passed the House Thursday by an overwhelming 115-27 vote. It now heads to […] The post Missouri House approves bill prohibiting eminent domain for solar, wind energy projects appeared first on Missouri Independent.
The state Board of Public Utilities on Tuesday opened a fourth round of solicitations for offshore wind farms, giving interested companies until July 10 to submit proposals.
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Shawnee County Planning Commission will consider a wind energy ban and a one-year solar energy moratorium. At 6 p.m. on Monday, May 13, a public hearing will be held at the East Wing of the Great Overland Station at 701 N Kansas Ave. “This public hearing process is a very important […]
The Biden administration is planning to boost offshore wind, announcing up to a dozen opportunities for industry to bid on chances to build wind turbines in U.S. oceans over the next five years. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is slated to announce the lease sales at a conference in New Orleans. The lease sales represent opportunities…
Social media users claim wind farms are disfiguring the hooves of nearby horses. This is unproven; the claims rely on an unconfirmed hypothesis in a student paper, and a Canadian veterinary school said photos cited as additional evidence appear to show a treatable congenital disorder.
German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex says it has received an order to supply 50 wind turbines for two wind energy projects in South Africa. The order came from EDF Renewables South Africa, a subsidiary of the French energy giant. The financial terms of the transaction are not known. Nordex will supply 50 N163/5.X turbines with a total capacity of 295 MW and provide turbine maintenance for a period of 20 years, the firm said. The two wind farms are being built on the border of the Eastern Cape