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“British energy minister Malcolm Wicks has given the all clear to three wind farms in England as the government tries to clear a backlog of clean energy projects and hit ambitious renewable energy targets. Two of the projects are onshore wind farms in North Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire, while the third is an offshore project planned for the Thames Estuary. … Blustery Britain has huge wind power potential but local opposition and sluggish issuing of permits have left some 8,000 megawatts of projects mired in the planning system. Even if wind farm developers do get permission, local opposition to onshore projects remains strong while on- and offshore projects still face grid connection problems. Meanwhile turbines have multiplied across countries like Spain and Germany.” (02/28/08)