No wind turbines to wilderness Shop

From the reader. In Finland, so far, wind power construction has been mostly corrected and there are still areas suitable for wind power. More power plants are needed to replace fossil energy, but they should not be built in areas of nature.

WWF Finland and the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation consider the current case -by -case noise regulation based on wind turbine surveys.

The current model can take into account, among other things, the impact of terrain and prevailing wind directions on people’s noise exposure. So the current model is not broken And it is not necessary to change it (KL 25.2.).

We agree in this regard Renewable in FinlandThe view of the energy industry, the Confederation of Finnish Industries, the Central Chamber of Commerce and the Finnish Entrepreneurs (Feb 18).

The transition from the current regulation based on noise modeling to an absolute minimum meter distance in the Regional Use Act would threaten the objectives of nature conservation.

The change would transfer power generation to the wilderness

In practice, the long minimum distance would move the wind turbines far to the wilderness of northern and eastern Finland. It would increase pressure to weaken natural values ​​in areas where biodiversity from human effects should be cherished.

In addition to the power plants, the transition to minimum distance regulation would also mean even longer power lines with disadvantages. It would also take production farther away from consumption and increase costs.

The Regional Use Law team submitted its proposal last fall. It did not present the minimum distance, but it has only been discussed after the work group’s proposal.

Tapani Veistola

Director of CEO, Finnish Association for Nature Conservation

Jari Luukkonen

Secretary General, WWF Finland