Productions
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14 August 2015
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SRF Tagesschau
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The Netherlands: Don Quixote against wind energy |
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From the 16th till the 19th century the Netherlands was 'wind power world champion' with more than 10,000 windmills. Today the Dutch are stay-behinds because in the use of renewable energies the country is ranked 26th among the 28 EU countries. The government wants to change that and increase the renewable share of 4% to 14%, the EU target for 2020. But against almost all onshore wind power projects there is resistance from residents - one group is even called Don Quixote - and there are also protests against big offshore projects. Rixt de Boer, chairwoman of a foundation that fights the construction of the largest onshore wind park in the Netherlands, takes reporter Sebastian Ramspeck to large wind turbines to explain what the problem is. Marjan Minnesma, the director of Urgenda an organisation that strives for a durable and circular economy, explains why all forms of durable energy are needed to be able to change around the system in 20 years. At the historic Zaanse Schans footage is recorded of Dutch traditional windmills in action.
Activities: research and advice, set-up and planning, organise archive footage, accompany filming, translations.