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Temporary answer to that, Energicenter Nord has to research

Administrator — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 00:17:43 +0000

As we mentioned before, there are some things Energicenter Nord (supplies electricity, leader of the project Windmills at Hanstholm Harbour) has to research before Viborg county will take any action in the case of Windmills at Hanstholm Harbour. While we are waiting, we did our own research and therefore we can give you a temporary answer.

1) Energicenter Nord has been requested to research if there will be any demands from the aviation regarding powerful aircraft warning lights on the mills. Is this the case, then the project will be stopped.

We’ve researched this case: The aviation doesn’t have any problem with mills being set up in the area. No powerful aircraft warning lights are demanded.

2) Energicenter Nord has been requested to get a grip on Nordisk Folkecenter for Vedvarende Energi. The latest owner of the fourth current mill. As they pronounced in their registered objection, they, not in any way, do have the intention to break down their mill. In order to place the new mills the four current mills will have to be taken down.

We’ve researched this case: Nordisk Folkecenter for Vedvarende Energi owns the 2nd mill south. There are several grounds for at they are not willing to take it down. One of them is that it’s not in society’s economic interest to break a well running mill down. They do not want to pronounce any further in this case

3) Energicenter Nord has been requested to research if the project is alien to The Harbour Law. A public owned harbour, may only involve harbour relating business. No matter how you twist and turn it, it is more than doubtful, how far windmills are a harbour relating business.

We’ve researched this case: At this very moment it’s at the ministry of Transport and Energy, where there is being related to harbour law § 9 and respectively part 5 and 6:

Part 5. The harbour understands construction and drift of a harbour infrastructure, covering quays, harbour basins, bounding land, and can place cranes, warehouses and similar, to serve ships, loaders, ground owners etc.

Part 6. As far as the conditions in some occasions will allow it, the minister of Traffic is able to, after a request from the municipality, allow that the harbour, apart from mentioned in part 5, could mean harbour related operating business either self or in cooperation with a private business.

This means that windmills primary, are not a type of business for a publicly owned harbour. But this law is – as all others – a guideline and exceptions are found. In this case it might be the case that the ministry judges that the harbour has that much ground, that they can’t use of it for harbour related purposes only.

Is this the case, it makes sense that the harbour receives (a form of) dispensing and with it, opportunities for extending its business to not-harbour related activities. The latter might be renting ground for windmills.

The ministry has requested the harbour for further information regarding the case, but hasn’t received anything yet. And before that happens, can they not regard the case.

Finally the coastal authority has brought out, that there is a special procedure for EIA (environmental impact assessment) relating ‘construction at sea territory’. It contains an extra hearing-phase regarding a great number of authorities and organizations, before there can be started with an EIA.

We’ve researched this case: We have two topics:

2.1) The coastal authority should only hear public authorities (Administration of Navigation and Hydrography, Administration of Fishing, Administration of Environment etc.)

2.2) The coastal authority estimates their projects, where these should be finished planning before they come and estimate. This means that the ‘building-gentlemen’ should have completed their plans before they get there.

A masterplan should be made for windsurfing in Thy (NW Denmark)

Administrator — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:03:57 +0000

In the local newspaper Thisted Dagblad is written about the conversations where we referred to in our previous post. It is all about how to keep Hanstholm and surroundings inhabited, the following is worth mentioning. It are fish, ferry and surfers, where the latter represents a new type of people, who in all ways are interesting, [...]

Divisional head Sven Allan Jensen A/S is positive

Administrator — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 23:55:40 +0000

Outsiders doesn’t seem to have any problems either to see the positive side of surfers in Thy (northwest Denmark) – and last but not least the potentials in trying to organize and professionalize these activities in the area. The organization Save Middles has just participated in a meeting with representatives of Sven Allan Jensen A/S, which [...]

Bjørn West is willing to consider an alternative placement for windmills

Administrator — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 23:08:28 +0000

The chairman of Environment and Technique in Viborg county, quotes the following in the local newspaper Thisted Dagblad: “[…] the resistance gives the occasion for extra thoughts and shows us other possibilities for placement of these windmills”, he says without mentioning where this could be. The surfers have pointed out a placement at the area’s south [...]

First meeting with County

Administrator — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:00:33 +0000

Representers of the organization Save Middles and the local surfclub NASA will have their first meeting in Viborg County. The Danish Sailing union will also be represented. It is a meeting with council officers from Viborg County and Hanstholm municipality.

Status

Administrator — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 22:12:18 +0000

It’s about to become a little confusing when it comes to where we are in the process, which regards preserving surfing at Middles. The first public phase has come to an end. Because of a lot of protests, among others organization Save Middles, Viborg County has decided to extend the case. Viborg County should decide whether the [...]

Robert Mogens about Middles: It’s a gift for Hanstholm

Administrator — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 22:40:39 +0000

As we wrote earlier, Save Middles has been in contact with architect firm Sven Allan Jensen A/S from Aalborg. This firms is chosen by Hanstholm and Thyborøn as a part of a development for an inhabit strategy for these two towns. Hanstholm should be promoted with “The good life at the Westcoast”. In the national newspaper Jyllands-Posten [...]

Case Save Middles on cover

Administrator — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 22:12:59 +0000

There’s an article about Save Middles’ work in the magazine of Idrætsliv (sportslife). And on the cover is Danish pride Lars Petersen, sailing…Middles Idrætsliv is the Danish Sports Association’s official magazine, which comes eleven times a year with 19.000 copies.

Is Middles threatened by an experimental station?

Administrator — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 22:33:47 +0000

Currently Middles doesn’t seem to be threatened by plans which desire to establish an experimental station for gaining wave-energy at the Roshage-pier. The local newspaper Thisted Dagblad has had some articles about plans to create an experimental station for gaining wave-energy at the Roshage-pier. The articles named two companies, Wave Dragon and Wave Star Energy. Apparently Wave [...]

Breeding fish on land – forget all about it

Administrator — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 21:02:57 +0000

Even people in the business mean that breeding fish on land in Denmark is not the way to go. This can be read in Thisted Dagblad 18/11. This time it are Martin Lauritsen and Ingemann Andersen from Hesselholdt Fisk A/S reporting. The first gave the direction of the firm away to the latter. Hesseholdt Fisk Export [...]