Sorry about the above. Haven't mastered quotes yet!!
Afraid I have to disagree with you Rocky & Bill. A wind farm on the west coast WOULD be intrusive & would have a terrible impact on the local communitites who almost rely entirely on tourism to earn their living. The outstanding natural scenery & stunning sun set views are what make many, many tourist return to Arillas, San Stefanos & Peroulades year after year.
Sara
Message posted by overner on 11 January 2010 at 11:33am - IP Logged
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Although these can look stunning in the right place, eg in Gran Canaria there are hundreds built along rocky coastline in the south and they look ok, surely the main point is that we gave up using windmills 150 years ago because they were not efficient. If we follow the windfarm argument to its natural conclusion we will all be back on ox carts and cooking over open fires outside our caves and being totally eco friendly.
(yes I am an old cynic)
I remember back in the 70's our present generation of scientists fathers were telling us we were heading for an ice age and that polar bears would be in Wapping High St.
In those days nuclear fuel was going to save us all. Look out for the next bright idea before we reopen the coal mines and get all the millions of tons of coal still there in the ground. It was only abandoned due to cost...must be beginning to lok cheap again
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PS feel lots better after a Monday morning rant. We have been snowed in for a week now, cant get out of the village, cold, fed up, global warming ?????? lol
Message posted by Bill on 11 January 2010 at 12:12pm - IP Logged
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Quote: Originally posted by SaraD on 11 January 2010
Sorry about the above. Haven't mastered quotes yet!!
Afraid I have to disagree with you Rocky & Bill. A wind farm on the west coast WOULD be intrusive & would have a terrible impact on the local communitites who almost rely entirely on tourism to earn their living. The outstanding natural scenery & stunning sun set views are what make many, many tourist return to Arillas, San Stefanos & Peroulades year after year.
Sara
As I said previously Sara, I made that comment before realising the extent of the proposed wind farm.
I still maintain that if proportionate and in the right location wind farming is one of several potentially effective ways of harnessing the natural resources available to us, but I'm sure very few people would want to see 100s of massive turbines in close proximity to the coast anywhere around Corfu. The ecological and economic damage would probably far outweigh any benefits they might offer - as I said in later posts on the same subject.
Message posted by sarah Acharavi on 11 January 2010 at 1:19pm - IP Logged
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As my new business involves renewable energies , I have of course looked into this propsed windfarm.
Basically, when you talk to offices in Athens etc where these kinds of deccisions are made, even they still don't know what the correct legislation is for these projects. The initial quota for renewables for the ionian was 4 MW ( as we are officially a ' tourist ' area ) This proposal for 900 + MW then seems a bit laughable really. Yes, we do need to do something with regard to renewable energy as the situation is quite serious and anything that we can do to make Corfu more independent with regard to electric will help, but as most of you have said, in the correct location. The law has only recently changed to agree to allow individual home owners to install photo voltaic panels on their own roof . If people were just to install 1 or 2 KW it would help the overall situation and at the end of the day they would earn money from it too.
For now I think anyone who does feel strongly , just sign the petition and wait and see what happens when they actually pass a relevant law. At present both Esperion and Ag Giorgos councils have turned the application in this location down.
Apart from that, they do work, and they are worth it , but the measurements needed to work out dimensions, costs etc etc are taken over a period of years. They have test spots on 2 of the islands at least for the past 18 months.
I think thats everything that I know up to press !
Sarah
Message posted by Susanna on 11 January 2010 at 3:58pm - IP Logged
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I would worry most about the damage to the sea's eco system. The necessity for alternative power sources is proven, but not ones that cause a different set of problems.
Susanna
Message posted by MartynG on 11 January 2010 at 4:29pm - IP Logged
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As one who sails yachts around the Ionion on occasion, I would question the viability of developing wind power. Bearing the number of days, particularly in the summer, where there is no wind to speak of (and, generally, none at night) - these things need 14kph of wind speed to turn the turbines, I would think that the power produced would be minimal (particularly given the cost).
There are also very few "offshore locations" on the north west coast that would be suitable as the sea bed shelves very steeply to depths where it is not pssible to install the pylons, given current technology.
I wpould have thought that sollar generation wouldbe more viable.
Martyn
Message posted by Sunnypop on 11 January 2010 at 4:48pm - IP Logged
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Well, I try to get as much information as I can as it is relevant to my business too! For a place with so much sunlight, it is crazy not to have PV panels, hopefully now that the beurocracy they love so much has been broken ( slightly ) it will be become a more viable option for a lot of people.
Having said that, should you go into DEH and ask about this.......needless to say, no one knows anything and they will deny all knowledge of anything like that! Fortunately I have made some very good contacts and between us we are getting them moving!!
.....wish us luck !!!.....
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