It will be a long time before supporters and opponents of the onshore wind farm at Nørrekær Enge get an answer as to whether the project will be launched. The earliest there will be a clarification on the future of the project is 2022, Peter Serup, a planner at Aalborg Municipality, tells Nordjyske.dk.
The wind farm, which includes 36 150-meter-high turbines, is planned to be Denmark's largest of its kind. However, the project was recently put on hold. This happened when the Planning Appeals Board cancelled all permits that had been granted for the project. The committee did not believe that it had been mapped out well enough what consequences the construction of the turbines would have for the rare pond bat.
Therefore, the approval process must now start from scratch. According to Peter Serup, 2021 will be spent preparing a new environmental report, local plans and municipal plan amendments, as well as a new study of the consequences of a possible park for bats in the area. Therefore, the municipal councils in Vesthimmerland and Aalborg Municipality will have to decide on the project again in 2022 at the earliest.
The decision lies with Vattenfall
According to Peter Serup, it is too early to say anything precise about the further course of action.
- Now my colleague in Vesthimmerland and I must clarify what the decision means and what options there are for moving forward, he tells Nordjyske.
According to Peter Serup, the project's immediate fate lies in the hands of Vattenfall, who owns the project.
- It is Vattenfall itself that must decide whether they want to continue or pull the plug, but we expect that additional studies will have to be done, says the case manager.
The wind turbine project will, if built, be able to supply electricity to at least 85,000 households.
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