Wind farm in Germany is being dismantled to expand coal mine
OCTOBER 26, 2022
tags: germany
By Paul Homewood
h/t Ben Vorlich
You could not make it up!
A wind farm in Germany is being dismantled to expand the Garzweiler lignite mine. One of eight turbines installed at the location in 2001 has already been removed. Nevertheless, the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia said it would phase out coal by 2030, as did RWE, the company that owns the mine.
Wind turbines near the Garzweiler open pit mine in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, run by German energy giant RWE, is being removed to make way for more lignite exploitation.
The turbines were in operation since 2001, and government subsidies have expired. Energiekontor and wpd, which is also active in the Balkans, operate the wind farm.
https://balkangreenenergynews.com/wind-farm-in-germany-is-being-dismantled-to-expand-coal-mine/On a more serious level though, the story reports that the development of the lignite reserves has led to the forced relocation of many villages:
https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2022/10/26/wind-farm-in-germany-is-being-dismantled-to-expand-coal-mine/
