EU launches €4.5b platform to supercharge Mediterranean renewable energy projects
brusselstimes.com/2378854/eu-launches-e4-5b-platform-to-supercharge-mediterranean-renewable-energy-projects

Dornseiff crane operator Henning Judt describes the recovery of the blade lifter in the Hohe Molmert wind farm. Video: Dickopf

Ian Botham steps out in opposition to Hope Moor wind farm plan Ian Botham steps out in opposition to Hope Moor wind farm plan – Teesdale Mercury
Fishing tradition in Neuharlingersiel: Wind farms and rising costs - | But the Dirks family of crab fishermen isn't thinking of giving up.
nwzonline.de/landkreis-wittmund/krabbenfischer-dirks-in-neuharlingersiel-vater-und-sohn-zur-aktuellen-situation-der-fischerei_a_4,3,2139612121.html

Wind farm in Wikon forces Zofingen residents to attend special meeting: A decision on a possible location cannot wait until the regular meeting ...
zofingertagblatt.ch/aargau/zofingen/windpark-in-wikon-zwingt-zofinger-ortsbuerger-zu-sondertermin-ld.4249692

Dogger Bank delays keep UK waiting on promise of cheap power: It will be biggest in the world when finished and promises to bring down energy bills — but the ...
thetimes.com/business/companies-markets/article/dogger-wind-farm-north-sea-energy-dwcnsltqd

Paid articlePaywallWind farm near Bruchtorf: Up to six turbines to be built in the forest: WPD plans five to six 7-megawatt wind turbines between Bruchtorf and Secklendorf ...
az-online.de/uelzen/bad-bevensen/windpark-bei-secklendorf-bis-zu-sechs-raeder-sollen-in-den-wald-94541219.html

New solar park in Schladen: Wind and PV power for the planned data center: Wind farm, solar park and a data center: A special energy cluster is currently being ...
landundforst.de/energie/neuer-solarpark-schladen-wind-pv-strom-fuer-geplante-rechenzentrum-576415

Record-breaking offshore wind farm in China goes into full operation: 33 wind turbines of the new 18-megawatt class and 98 smaller turbines deliver almost half ...
derstandard.at/story/3000000341927/rekordverdaechtiger-offshore-windpark-in-china-ging-in-vollbetrieb

Scenes from Sunday's protest walk - Lord Ian Botham joined around 200 people on Barningham Moor as campaigners stepped up their fight against plans for a ... Show more

Two Caithness residents have spoken to The Press and Journal about their struggle to cope with the multiple wind farms, substations ... Show more
'Our rural Highland way of life is being destroyed by renewables and energy development, and we feel powerless to stop it'
'Our rural Highland way of life is being destroyed by renewables and energy development, and we feel powerless to stop it'
Nationwide construction halt at Enercon: Standstill also at the Altebnmedingen-Römstedt wind farm
az-online.de/uelzen/bad-bevensen/enercon-stoppt-bau-von-160-windraedern-wegen-fehler-an-generatoren-94526132.html

Lord Ian Botham to join walk opposing 23-turbine wind farm on Hope Moor: Lord Ian Botham is set to join campaigners for a walk across Barningham Moor as part of ...
yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/environment/lord-ian-botham-to-join-walk-opposing-23-turbine-wind-farm-on-hope-moor-9246694

15 Prozent weniger Regen: Windräder könnten Wetter an der Nordsee verändern: Offshore-Windparks liefern klimafreundlichen Strom – doch ein extremer Ausbau könnte ...
agrarheute.com/energie/15-prozent-weniger-regen-offshore-windparks-koennten-niederschlaege-kueste-veraendern-643145

OpinionWind farm in Rammert near Tübingen: City council supports the wind farm: On Thursday, the city council once again passed a resolution in principle and ...
swp.de/lokales/tuebingen/windpark-im-rammert-bei-tuebingen-gemeinderat-ist-fuer-den-windpark-79523080.html

Wind farms paid £1.5bn to switch off — and the bill is rising: The amount that Britain spends on asking wind farms to power down because the electricity grid ...
thetimes.com/business/energy/article/wind-farms-paid-15bn-to-power-down-and-the-bill-is-rising-0npqdw3m7

Paid articlePaywallRecord-breaking offshore wind farm in China goes into full operation: 33 wind turbines of the new 18-megawatt class and 98 smaller turbines deliver almost half ...
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Plans for the Hopperkopf wind farm south of Usseln and Willingen presented.: The VEW presented the Hopperkopf wind farm to the Upländer Parliament ...
wlz-online.de/waldeck/willingen/plaene-fuer-windpark-hopperkopf-suedlich-von-usseln-und-willingen-vorgestellt-94516584.html

'Gargantuan' turbines could be built on farmland: Up to 32 turbines standing at 700ft are planned for the Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire border.
bbc.com/news/articles/cwyvzr1z2e1po

Wind power fraudster Hendrik Holt escaped with his own passport: Hendrik Holt sold wind farms that didn't exist. For this, he was sentenced to open prison - ...
stern.de/panorama/verbrechen/windkraftbetrueger-hendrik-holt-floh-mit-eigenem-reisepass-38303546.html

Coalition vows to 'take a chainsaw' to climate laws, offshore wind: The Coalition has promised a major slowdown of renewables if it wins power ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-09-23/coalition-energy-plan-scrap-renewables-climate-laws/107184376

Continental is building its own wind farm: Electricity will flow directly to the tire plant in Korbach.
wlz-online.de/waldeck/korbach/continental-baut-eigenen-windpark-strom-fliesst-direkt-ins-reifenwerk-korbach-94508646.html

Zollstock Wind Farm: Jörg Maschtowski from Sobernheim gets 130 euros back: The building permit for the Zollstock wind farm is legally valid. However ...
rhein-zeitung.de/lokales/oeffentlicher-anzeiger/sobernheimer-joerg-maschtowski-bekommt-130-euro-zurueck_arid-4155834.html

Wind Farm Project Cancelled - | Melbeck Council Also Stops Further Plans: First citizen protests, then the withdrawal of the project developer ...
landeszeitung.de/lokales/lueneburg-lk/ilmenau/melbeck-lehnt-windpark-ab-warum-der-rat-jetzt-auch-kuenftige-plaene-blockiert-UYVCKLYZ65GXVBPD22RFQJIXXQ.html

Wind farm near Melbeck stopped - | Investor cites Berlin politics as the reason: The planned wind farm between Melbeck and Kolkhagen will not be built for the ...
landeszeitung.de/lokales/lueneburg-lk/ilmenau/windpark-aus-in-melbeck-projektierer-uebt-scharfe-kritik-an-wirtschaftsministerin-reiche-HQR6WLD4JFECDNHHSIPJW74244.html

Why the Zeiss wind farm will be smaller than planned - | and finished later: Zeiss is sticking with the Kahlenbühl wind farm project, but is changing the plans ...
schwaebische.de/regional/ostalb/aalen/warum-der-windpark-von-zeiss-kleiner-wird-als-geplant-und-spaeter-fertig-wird-4853908

After fire in February: Kirrweiler wind farm: Reconstruction is being prepared: The fire in the nacelle of a turbine in the Kirrweiler wind farm in February ...
rhein-zeitung.de/lokales/oeffentlicher-anzeiger/windpark-kirrweiler-wiederaufbau-wird-vorbereitet_arid-4156269.html

The wind farm that's paid £300m via your bills… to stop producing any power: British customers are paying to switch off wind farms that are producing more energy ...
inews.co.uk/news/windfarm-paid-stop-producing-power-4753968

Egypt's wind project and turbine factory offer lessons for Africa: Egypt is pairing a planned 2,000-megawatt wind project with its first turbine manufacturing ...
apnews.com/article/renewable-energy-wind-egypt-nigeria-katsina-china-5f81660fba10f08e8bcd8576a45579fe
"Love from Moscow": Convicted Wind Farm Fraudster on the Run—Manhunt Underway: A convicted wind power fraudster has failed to return from temporary release—and ...
hna.de/welt/windkraft-schwindler-hendrik-holt-flieht-nach-jahren-haft-beim-freigang-ist-er-jetzt-in-moskau-zr-94464022.html

Key FactsHendrik Holt Missing After Prison Leave, Moscow Lead Unconfirmed
Aug 28, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: hna.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: hna.de
- The Osnabrück public prosecutor’s office confirmed that Holt did not return from approved, unsupervised leave on 25 August 2026.
- An Instagram account apparently attributable to Holt posted a Moscow reference; his actual whereabouts remain unproven.
- In 2022, the Osnabrück Regional Court sentenced Holt to nearly nine years for fraud, bribery and document forgery.
- According to Welt, Holt allegedly arranged from prison for intermediaries to purchase Rostock-Laage Airport’s civilian section for €3.1 million.
Why Australia's most attractive renewables state is almost $1b behind: NSW needs to dramatically increase the amount of renewables projects it commissions ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-09-16/nsw-renewable-energy-zone-delays-2030-energy-targets/107100712

South Island's largest wind farm opens after $600m investment: The Kaiwera Downs Wind Farm near Gore has the ability to generate enough electricity to power 96 ...
1news.co.nz/2026/09/09/south-islands-largest-wind-farm-opens-after-600m-investment/

New wind turbines will help lower power bills — Mercury boss: New wind turbines will help lower power bills — Mercury boss
odt.co.nz/news/southland/new-wind-turbines-will-help-lower-power-bills-mercury-boss-omg8kob4

Crane operator legend Martin Fischer from Ohle says what he thinks about the cranes at the Hohe Molmert wind farm. Video: Dickopf

A huge 800 MW wind farm could boost Maine’s onshore wind capacity by 66%: Maine picked Clearway for an 800 MW wind farm that could save ratepayers at least $387 ...
electrek.co/2026/09/02/huge-800-mw-wind-farm-could-boost-maines-onshore-wind-capacity-by-66/

Wind industry starts turning tables on critics with blade recycling: Recent dismantling of Scotland's first commercial wind farm shows the way
scotsman.com/business/wind-industry-starts-turning-tables-on-critics-with-blade-recycling-8959266

Betrug, Bestechung: Windkraft-Betrüger Holt nach Freigang auf der Flucht: Vor vier Jahren wurden Hendrik Holt zu neun Jahren Haft verurteilt, zuvor hatte er ...
manager-magazin.de/lifestyle/leute/hendrik-holt-verurteilter-windkraft-betrueger-nach-freigang-geflohen-a-43801a85-28fc-4a3a-8f7f-0998a24fb208

He Dreiht: Launch of Germany's largest offshore wind farm postponed: The project in the North Sea will go online later due to rotor damage ...
handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/energie/he-dreiht-start-von-deutschlands-groesstem-offshore-windpark-verschoben/100249566.html

Paid articlePaywall$900M paid out by Trump to end wind farm project is going to firm run by a Mar-a-Lago neighbor: report
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A convicted fraudster who swindled millions of euros is granted leave – | and simply doesn't return to prison. This is precisely what apparently happened ... Show more
Con man Hendrik Holt escapes from prison during day release: He sold wind farms that didn't exist and was sentenced to several years in prison: Now ...
faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/kriminalitaet/hochstapler-hendrik-holt-flieht-bei-freigang-aus-gefaengnis-201165133.html

"Three Oaks" Project: Leuterod: Citizens' initiative against wind farm is inadmissible
rhein-zeitung.de/lokales/westerwaelder-zeitung/leuterod-buergerbegehren-gegen-windpark-ist-unzulaessig_arid-4152814.html

Former Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith is sued by investor over wind farm project
ctvnews.ca/sports/article/former-cowboys-running-back-emmitt-smith-is-sued-by-investor-over-wind-farm-project/

Dispute over "Three Oaks": Citizens' initiative on wind farm possibly facing collapse
rhein-zeitung.de/lokales/westerwaelder-zeitung/buergerbegehren-zu-windpark-steht-womoeglich-vor-dem-aus_arid-4151586.html

Wind Power Fraudster Holt: On the Run After Being Granted Temporary Release?: Hendrik Holt, the wind power fraudster, has fled while on temporary release from ...
om-online.de/landkreis-vechta/artikel/windkraft-hochstapler-holt-flucht-nach-freigang-51247135

Die Bagger sind am Werk: Im Windpark Gemünden II laufen Tiefbauarbeiten: In the forest near Gemünden, excavation work is underway for four wind turbines ...
hna.de/lokales/frankenberg/frankenberg-eder-ort305273/die-bagger-sind-am-werk-im-windpark-gemuenden-ii-laufen-tiefbauarbeiten-94455791.html

Crashed rotor blade: Impact on construction progress at the Sirznitz/Dreispitz wind farm still unclear
schwarzwaelder-bote.de/lokales/weil-am-rhein-rebland/abgestuerztes-rotorblatt-auswirkung-auf-bauablauf-im-windpark-sirznitzdreispitz-noch-unklar-79421864.html

Community councils gather to oppose 'senseless' wind farm schemes: More than 200 community councils have signed a ‘unified statement’ on the issue
scotsman.com/news/politics/community-councils-gather-to-oppose-senseless-wind-farm-schemes-8932726

"Greetings from Moscow": Convicted wind farm fraudster Holt on the run - | Manhunt underway
fr.de/panorama/windkraft-schwindler-hendrik-holt-flieht-nach-jahren-haft-beim-freigang-ist-er-jetzt-in-moskau-zr-94464022.html

Key FactsHendrik Holt Does Not Return From Leave
Aug 28, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: faz.net
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: faz.net
- In 2022, Osnabrück Regional Court imposed more than eight years’ imprisonment on Holt for gang fraud, bribery, and document forgery.
- Since spring 2025, Holt could leave Berlin’s prison during the day under open-custody arrangements.
- Holt remained absent after approved unaccompanied leave on August 25; prosecutors in Osnabrück subsequently initiated search measures.
- An Instagram video posted August 27 tentatively indicated Moscow’s Basmanny district, according to F.A.Z.; Holt’s actual whereabouts remain unclear.
Hendrik Holt: Wind energy fraudster escapes from prison during day release: Hendrik Holt was actually supposed to remain in prison for almost nine years ...
stern.de/panorama/verbrechen/hendrik-holt--windkraftbetrueger-flieht-bei-freigang-aus-haft-38168346.html

Lusatian mega wind turbine breaks world record: no other is this tall: The world's tallest wind turbine is being built in eastern Germany: at 365 meters ...
de.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/28/himmelhohe-windrader-hochste-anlage-uberragt-eiffelturm

Reform council bosses oppose Calderdale wind farm plans: Three leaders of Reform UK-controlled councils in West Yorkshire and Lancashire are united in their ...
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/26481222.reform-council-bosses-oppose-calderdale-wind-farm-plans/

North Sea wind farm expansion may shift rain offshore, simulations suggest: Offshore wind farms are a key pillar of the energy transition. The European Union ...
phys.org/news/2026-08-north-sea-farm-expansion-shift.html

OpinionThe signs of an impending disaster: Now that the belief that fires are started to create wind farms is dying out, the next conspiracy theory will emerge that ...
ekathimerini.com/opinion/1312099/the-signs-of-an-impending-disaster/

Net Zero has failed and made YOUR electricity more expensive – here’s my plan to cut bills by £320billion
thesun.co.uk/news/40098692/kemi-badenoch-net-zero-failed-cut-electricity-bills/

XXL wind farm in the North Sea: What this means for the energy transition: Sechs Fußballfelder Fläche pro Rotor, Stromleitungen quer durchs Meer: Was hinter dem ...
heise.de/news/XXL-Windpark-in-der-Nordsee-Was-das-fuer-die-Energiewende-bedeutet-11411161.html

Approximately 110 kilometers west of the island of Heligoland, the energy company EnBW has commissioned the construction of Germany's largest offshore wind ... Show more
The Bärofen wind farm is now being given wings: The blades of the eight wind turbines under construction are currently being delivered ...
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Schlaiten Wind Farm: Eight wind turbines could generate energy from 2032 - | East Tyrol
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NI waives lawsuit: Zollstock wind farm may be built with legal force: The Zollstock wind farm in the forest above Bad Sobernheim may be built ...
rhein-zeitung.de/lokales/oeffentlicher-anzeiger/windpark-zollstock-darf-rechtskraeftig-gebaut-werden_arid-4147567.html

"He Dreiht" off Heligoland: Germany's largest offshore wind farm completed: 64 wind turbines in the sea and power lines across the North Sea: The "He Dreiht" ...
spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/enbw-he-dreiht-groesster-offshore-windpark-in-deutschland-fertiggestellt-a-9264b641-518c-4872-8b67-8f9f6c8c9e0c

Wind power operator: | "People who were at corona demonstrations are now among wind power opponents"
derstandard.at/story/3000000335397/windkraft-betreiber-personen-die-auf-coronademos-waren-sind-heute-unter-windkraftgegnern

Masdar completes foundation installation of one of world’s largest offshore wind farms
thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/08/17/masdar-completes-foundation-installation-of-one-of-worlds-largest-offshore-wind-farms/

Money now flows into gas projects: RWE returns billions in lease agreements for wind farms
manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/rwe-gibt-milliarden-pachtvertraege-fuer-windparks-zurueck-und-investiert-in-gas-a-c4728915-e456-4e1e-a746-077853776db2

Norway will speed up onshore wind power developments, government says: Norway's government on Friday presented plans to cut red tape and shorten processing of ...
reuters.com/business/energy/norway-will-speed-up-onshore-wind-power-developments-government-says-2026-08-07/

Plans for huge wind farm with up to 40 turbines between two towns revealed: A German energy firm is seeking to build up to 40 wind turbines from Lynn to Downham ...
lynnnews.co.uk/news/plans-for-huge-wind-farm-with-up-to-40-turbines-between-two-9478567/

Eight wind turbines in the Buchwald forest: Earthworks have begun: Earthworks for the Wippershainer Höhe wind farm between Schenklengsfeld and Bad Hersfeld have ...
hna.de/lokales/rotenburg-bebra/acht-windraeder-im-buchwald-erdarbeiten-haben-begonnen-94444102.html

Live Updates: Trump spends $4 billion to stop offshore wind farms: The US President has expressed his hatred for wind power - and now he’s stopping companies ...
nine.com.au/world-news/us-politics-live-updates-trump-spends-4-billion-to-stop-offshore-wind-farms-20260807-p60m7u.html
Controversial wind turbines shape the townscape, but also show how a sensitive issue can work.
schwaebische.de/regional/sigmaringen/bingen/umstrittene-windraeder-praegen-das-ortsbild-zeigen-aber-auch-wie-ein-heikles-thema-funktionieren-kann-4754886

Criticism of "illegal" deals: Trump wants to stop wind power with billions in payments
n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Trump-will-Windkraft-mit-Milliardenzahlungen-stoppen-id31170979.html

Wind farms investigated following Viotia wildfire : A nationwide preliminary investigation into potential criminal offenses linked to wind power plant ...
ekathimerini.com/news/1312087/wind-farms-investigated-following-viotia-wildfire/

NTS opposes giant offshore wind farm amid threat to views from islands: The development will be visible from island gems including Iona and Staffa.
scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/nts-opposes-giant-offshore-wind-farm-amid-threat-to-views-from-islands-8877706

Climate change is real – and the Right needs to get serious about it: The evidence is stacking up – we only have to look out of our windows
telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/26/climate-change-real-right-needs-to-get-serious/

Trump's Bizarre Energy Speech Raises Health Concerns: The "Green New Scam" is hilarious, but not for the reason Trump thinks.
buzzfeed.com/anthonyorrico/donald-trump-green-new-deal-wind-farms-sundowning
New wind farm in the Unstrut-Hainich district: Construction of the giant wind turbines has started (with video)
thueringer-allgemeine.de/lokales/unstrut-hainich-kreis/article412794382/neuer-windpark-im-unstrut-hainich-kreis-bau-der-riesen-windraeder-gestartet.html

RWE abandons wind farms in the USA and builds gas-fired power plants instead: The German energy giant RWE has announced the end of a number of projects for the ...
winfuture.de/news,160477.html

83 Meters of Precision: How the First Heavy Transport Made It Through Minden: The first two rotor blades for the wind farm in Hahlen have reached Minden ...
mt.de/lokales/minden/83-Meter-Praezision-So-kaempfte-sich-der-erste-Schwertransport-durch-Minden-24390743.html

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