wind power

Scarweather Sands: poll results reveal 3 times as many local people in favour of wind power

More than three times as many local residents support the Scarweather

Almost 9,000 letters and e-postcards in support of the proposed Scarweather Sands windfarm in Swansea Bay have been sent to the Welsh Assembly ahead of the public inquiry into the development.

2,874 letters and 5,727 e-postcards have flooded in from supporters of clean, green renewable energy in South Wales. The letters have now all been submitted to the inquiry, while the number of e-postcards sent is growing by around 20 a day.

A poll of tourists released today shows that Porthcawl's visitor industry could actually benefit from the construction of the Scarweather Sands wind farm three miles off its coast.

Over the bank holiday weekend tourists visiting the town's beaches were shown photo-montages created by independent landscape architects that demonstrate what the wind farm would look like from the shore at Rest Bay. Visitors were asked whether they would be more likely to return on holiday to Porthcawl, just as likely or less likely, if the development went ahead.

19th August 2003

The UK's vast wind power potential moved a step closer to realisation today with the installation of the first turbine at what will become the country's first major offshore wind farm.

New photomontages show how windfarm will really look from shore

Greenpeace launches a campaign tomorrow (9th August 2003) to support plans to bring clean green energy to Swansea bay. Local Greenpeace volunteers will be hitting high streets around the region to talk to people about the local and global benefits of the proposal to build a wind farm at Scarweather Sands, 3 miles off the coast of Porthcawl.

UK public are being asked to log on as campaigners fight for clean energy

Green groups have launched a website that calls on people to join the campaign to increase the amount of energy supplied by wind power in the UK. The groups are so concerned by misinformation about wind power which is circulating on the internet that they have joined forces to launch www.yes2wind.com Environmentalists say the technology can boost jobs and tourism while fighting climate change - the world's biggest environmental problem.