Loading ...Belgian Wind Project Vetoed; Global Total Of Renewable Rejections Hits 1,104
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The global backlash against battery, solar, and wind energy projects keeps growing.
Among the most notable was the rejection of a wind project in Belgium, near the West Flanders town of Loppem. According to a September 1 article in BrusselsMorning, the project, which included a single turbine 200 meters high, “was cancelled after 882 resident objections, municipal opposition, and heritage concerns.”
The article continued, saying that the nearby town of Zedelgem (population: 22,800) opposed the wind turbine because of “noise pollution and shadow flicker present a danger to a residential area located within 400 meters of the nearby site. The environmental permit application also neglected to mention the surrounding green space and cultural heritage due to the presence of Loppem Castle, a significant heritage property.”
The cancellation is the second veto of a wind project in Belgium in the past two years. It is also the 584th rejection or restriction of wind energy in the newly consolidated Renewable Rejection Database, which now contains 1,104 rejections or restrictions of battery, solar, and wind projects around the world since 2003. In addition to the wind rejections, there have been 448 rejections of solar and 72 rejections of battery projects. And remember, those are minimum numbers.
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