This is called catching a wind.
From now on, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, wind project leaders wishing to obtain aid will no longer be able to knock on the door of the regional council.
Laurent Wauquiez, LR president of the Aura region, has decided to turn off the financing tap and no longer wants to hear about wind power: “Wind power is for me an ecological contradiction which distorts our landscapes and has a negative impact on biodiversity and generates strong tensions.
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The decision to no longer grant financial aid to wind power was voted on at the end of last week.
At the same time, a recapitalization of the Oser ENR investment fund intended to support renewable energy projects - of which the region is the majority shareholder at 51% - to the tune of 12 million euros over five years was announced.
This money should make it possible in the years to come to invest massively in solar energy, to finance methanization equipment as well as small hydroelectric dams.
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