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| Wind and radar can learn to co-exist | Windpower Monthly |
PARIS --
As many as 6,000 megawatts of wind power may be blocked from
development by France’s military and national weather service, which say
they interfere with radar surveillance, a developers’ lobby said.
Rules enforced by the Defense Ministry to safeguard
French airspace and guidelines imposed by state forecaster Meteo France
for radar used to monitor weather patterns are stricter than in other
countries and may become even tougher, according to Syndicat des
Energies Renouvelables, representing renewable- energy companies. The
military is also seeking to restrict development on swathes of land
reserved for training.
“It’s a real problem,” said Marion Lettry, deputy
director of the industry group. She was speaking on the sidelines of a
renewables-energy conference in Paris this week. Talks with the
authorities are ongoing, she said.
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