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The certainty is that natural climate change and variation will continue. But like Holland in the past, adapt we must and will.

Wind farm plan will mean longer ferry sailings [National Wind Watch]

The creation of a new windfarm at West of Duddon Sands will lead to a two mile detour on Steam Packet sailings to and from Heysham, it has been warned.

MoD wants windfarm lit up at night [National Wind Watch]

Argyll could soon have the first windfarm in Scotland where the turbines have to be lit up at night as a precaution against low-flying aircraft.

RAF radar fear could scupper Garforth wind farm plan [National Wind Watch]

Controversial plans for a wind farm between Garforth and Micklefield are in danger of being shot down by the Ministry of Defence.

The MoD fears the 125-metre-high turbines proposed for Hook Moor could play havoc with the Royal Air Force’s radar network.

Tests carried out by scientists are reported to have revealed that turbulence from supersized propellers creates a ‘hole’ in radar coverage that makes it impossible to spot potentially-hostile aircraft.

Giant-windfarm electrical grid to cross Lochs [National Wind Watch]

Concerned villagers heard about plans to erect hydro poles and overhead lines across the Lochs moor for giant windfarms at a public meeting in Laxay on Tuesday night.

Scottish Hydro-Electric Transmission (Shetl) wants to build the new electrical transmission network across the north Lochs moorland.

Survey Says 60% of US Wind Turbines May Be Behind in Maintenance [National Wind Watch]

If oil is not properly monitored and replaced as needed, bearing and gear wear will lead to more serious and costly damage to the drive train. According to Frontier, when a US $1,500 bearing fails unnoticed, it can lead to production loss and revenue loss including an unscheduled replacement of a US $100,000 dollar gearbox and a unscheduled crane cost of up to US $70,000 to access the failed components.