A wind energy support website started by Greenpeace, Friends of the the Earth (FOE) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has been revolutionised further to the site coming under ‘new management’ last year.
The Yes 2Wind website was set up many years ago as an information hub for wind farms in the UK. Supporters could use the facility to find out the location of their nearest wind farm proposal. In May of last year, the original NGOs approved the free of charge aquisition of the Yes2Wind domain by yes2wind limited. The new team is made up of directors with a history of involvement in the wind sector. Yes2Wind Directors say that the aim of the company has always been to finance and resource the project in order to enable it to achieve its original objectives of providing information to wind energy supporters. Active co-operation with NGOs and local support groups is also an integral part of these objectives.
The site was substantially transformed and launched at last year’s British Wind Energy conference. It now includes a resource bank of wind farm facts, pro wind local and national support groups and an updated and complete version of the wind farm locator – with proposed wind farm details. The locator aims to plot the progress of planning applications through the planning system of every British wind farm in excess of 1MW installed capacity. Yes2Wind say it is vital for people who support clean energy to speak out in favour of wind energy locally. Yes2Wind Director John Everett said:
“Wind energy is one relatively small part of the long-term transition that needs to be made as the UK builds a secure and clean energy portfolio for the future. Unfortunately, though, we a long way from exploiting its full potential. In no small measure, this is a consequence of scaremongering that has taken place. Not only are wind turbines amazingly quiet for such complex mechanical structures, many people genuinely like the look of them; and there is plenty of scope for development without overwhelming the countryside, as confirmed by reports such as ‘Scotland’s Renewable Future’ (published by the RSPB).
Yes2wind’s primary aim is to provide the facts, resources and support that will enable the voice of all those who are saying ‘yes’, both as individuals and as groups, to be heard above the shrill and often self-interested protestations of those who are saying ‘no’.“
The website site includes details of wind farm proposals that need your support now. To complete a letter of support for featured wind farms, and to find out the ways in which you can support proposals near to where you live, visit the Yes2Wind Website.
