Though the need for the expansion of wind energy is greater than ever, more and more factors are preventing construction measures. Politics, environmental protection associations, idiotic permitting processes - the list of opponents is long.
In France, developers of onshore wind power projects will have a hard time in the future. In mid-June, the Ministry of Defense issued an order requiring wind turbines to be installed at least 70 kilometers away from military radar installations, instead of the previous 30 kilometers. The idea is to prevent wind turbines from interfering with radar signals, as The Connexion reports.
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