Eesti Energia to build 60 million euro wind farm in Estonia

and a cherry to top dress it all...
"A 2009 study on wind power in Spain by the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos concluded that each installed MW of wind power destroyed 4.27 jobs, by raising energy costs and driving away electricity-intensive businesses"
source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power#Economics_and_feasibility

Finally to put the record straight!

Sweden and The Netherlands have scrapped Government subsidies for wind. Norway decided not to provide any. Germany has realised that wind power is a “bottomless pit” for subsidies.

Wind works in Denmark ONLY because they have import cables with Sweden, Norway and Germany (called interconnectors) to balance their grid (from power generated by traditional methods)

MORE:-

INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE:
Whilst much attention is given to the aesthetics of the
superstructures of wind turbines within the landscape, little consideration
is given to the damaging effects caused by the infrastructure .
This report seeks to fill that gap.
1) Roads:
• new access roads onto the site.
• kilometres of new tracks and access roads between
turbines.
2) Trenches:
• kilometres of trenches between the turbines.
• connection to the on - site sub-station.
3) Foundations and Land-take:
• huge concrete filled foundations for the turbines.
• land take.
4) Peat:
• disturbance, drainage, drying out.
5)Hydrology:
• water courses damaged, diverted, polluted.
6)Habitat loss:
• loss or irreversible changes.
• clear felling of trees(especially if Forestry
Commision land.)
7) Rights of Way:
• blocked, disrupted, degraded.
8) Sub-station:
• construction, industrial appearance, light pollution.
9) Grid connection:
• kilometres of overhead cabling and pylons linking to
the National Grid.
10) Collateral:
• damage to the surrounding road network and impact
on adjacent villages.
11) Concrete production:
• the pollution issues.

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“ It is generally acknowledged and accepted that the energy pay
back for a wind turbine is about six months”. (Ref., Geraint Jewson,
BWEA’s Developer of the Year 2002, from RDC and sister companies
i.e. West Coast Energy and Cambrian Wind Energy) i.e. the amount of
CO2 and other GHG emissions which will be produced during
manufacture and construction is the same as that ‘saved’ by six months
operation of the wind turbine. This is unbelievable! A figure plucked
from the wind, and it needs challenging. The calculations used for this
audit need to be scrutinized and questioned.
• Does it take into account the carbon audit for mining
the metal ores used to manufacture the steel turbine
towers?
• Does it analyse the chemicals used in blade
manufacture: fibre glass, polyester, epoxy resin?
• Manufacture of gigantic spools of electrical cables?
• Diesel emissions form transporting over thousands of
kilometres of sea and land the ‘convoi exceptional’
for the turbines ?
• How much fuel is used from start to finish?
• On site emissions from gas guzzling machines,
quarrying, excavating shifting earth and roadstone?
• The loss of CO2 absorptive capacity by clear felling
trees and destroying habitat vegetation?
• The release of CO2 from peat drainage?
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And if you still don't believe it look at the pictures!!
Before and after!

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~hills/cc/gallery/view2000s.jpg

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~hills/cc/gallery/view2004s.jpg

Who's benefiting??
No-one but the green lobby like the propanganda freaks above!!