New analysis says popular resistance could petrify wind expansion
Opposition to expanding wind energy in Norway has gradually become more rigid than the country's mountain granite. The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate now says this resistance, in the worst-case scenario, could completely halt the expansion of domestic onshore wind.
BY VICTOR EMIL KRISTENSEN
Norwegian aversion to wind turbines has surged in step with expanding capacity, and the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) now releases a long-term prognosis incorporating the factor of popular contrariety, reports Norwegian left-wing daily Klassekampen upon reviewing the report.
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