Today there was a lot of interest in the open day of wind farm De Drentse Monden and Oostermoer. The first residents were already present before the opening at 11 a.m. Soda, coffee, tea, popcorn, burgers and fries are free today. There is a bouncy castle for children.
The open day had been planned twice before during construction, but corona threw a spanner in the works. Still, according to spokesperson Springer, it is not mustard after a meal. “The open day is mainly intended to introduce local residents to the windmills. You can see them from a great distance and today is the chance to take a closer look and even take a look inside.”
And there are indeed local residents present. For example, there is a couple from Tweede Exloërmond who remarked that they had had cheap electricity from the wind farm for five years. Local resident Henk Alberts from Gasselternijveenschemond finds it very interesting. He would have liked to go upstairs, but unfortunately that was not possible.
“Going up is not allowed. This is prohibited by regulations. Today there are only two or three people who are allowed to go up. They have to meet all kinds of requirements. For example, they must be able to abseil on the outside. Not everyone can do that,” explains Jump out.
The resistance to wind turbines appears to be decreasing slightly in the Netherlands. “We now have the situation in Ukraine and the gas tap is closed. We all have to do something together and we have to make it more sustainable. Then people say: does it have to be here? Well, it’s everywhere, isn’t it? Look to the North, look at Flevoland. There are 600 there,” said Springer.
“It is of course not nice that you get windmills here. I have attended many information evenings where all kinds of discussions were held. There were supporters and opponents. There was even a conflict in the village, which is also not nice, of course. But of course we have to I would like to do something about the energy transition in view of the situation in the world. Now that the wind turbines are here, I am actually getting into the acceptance phase a bit,” says Alberts.
Alberts: “I only have drop shadow in December when the sun is low. Then I have drop shadow for 35 minutes a day, but it’s not so bad that I mention it. And noise: I don’t actually hear them. There are people who I can’t sleep because of it, but I can sleep well with it. And I really only see four windmills, one of which is behind a large lime tree, so I don’t see it either. But we have to leave it at this number. “