Last week, Amsterdam identified four sites in the southeast as well as the western port area as potential sites for at least four to eight wind turbines. There are plans to install wind turbines, for example, on the south-eastern side of the Gaasperplas. Much to the dismay of Jaap Wolf, who has been opposing the arrival of wind turbines in Zuidust for years: “They are still plans, but we are very shocked by them.”
Yap points to a high-voltage plume jutting directly above the trees surrounding the Gaasperplas. “These masts will be about sixty meters high. The windmills will be 200 meters high. This means that these windmills will be four times that high. And this is next to one of the most beautiful lakes in the Netherlands.”
Objects de Ronde Venen
The areas where the municipality wants to build wind turbines are the Western Docklands, Diemerscheg, Holendrecht Junction, the south-eastern side of the Gaasperplas and Weesperkarspel-Gein. The latter area is located right next to the Gaasperplas and borders the municipality of De Ronde Venen, which also includes Abcoude.
This is where Art Koster lives, about 500 meters from the site where a large wind turbine might be built. “It's actually on the border where the blades cross the regional border. And about 350 meters on this side, on the south-eastern side of Amsterdam, that's where the first houses are. They're already having problems with shadows in the morning, as well as noise disturbance.”
De Ronde Venen has already announced that it will object by submitting an opinion to the municipality of Amsterdam.
Alderman Groot Wassink (Sustainability) describes the designation of the new areas as an important step to ensure our use of clean and sustainable energy in the future: “Wind energy is crucial to achieving this goal. The sites are carefully man-made, nature- and natural-environmental,” the Chancellor said.
There are now 28 windmills in the city. They generate a total of 75 megawatts of electricity. The climate agreement stipulates that within six years, 70% of electricity consumption in the Netherlands must come from renewable energy sources. Ultimately, 127 megawatts of wind energy will be generated. This could provide 147,000 families with sustainable electricity, according to the municipality.
Protest after protest
But no one seems to want these windmills. In recent years, protests have followed protests. “I understand Amsterdam, but I also understand the people who are protesting,” says Yap. “These big industrial machines actually don't belong on Earth at all. If you put them on Earth, you have to find an area like a port. Where they won't cause any damage and where you can put a lot of them.” Put together.”
Nine sites in the port area have a chance, but with only two windmills in the port, the goals will never be achieved, according to the city council.
Twenty business groups and residents' associations have united on the ZOwindvrij.nl platform. They have launched a petition against the arrival of the wind turbines and a residents' meeting will be organized in Jane next weekend. Yap: “First of all, we'll just have to wait and see. But we're currently making plans with several supporters to make sure we audibly object to the plans as they stand now.” “I can only invite people to provide their opinions in the coming weeks,” Art adds. “We as residents will draw attention to this, so people will notice.”
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