Truth about wind turbines will out

I WISH to clarify for both Mr McLay and Mr McGrath (Irish Examiner letters, January 1) that the wind industry in Germany is indeed a failure and this has been well documented.

I also recently spoke to Frank Dohmen, the author of an article on the issue in the respected German news magazine Spiegel, who confirmed his report was factual and has never been discredited.

The minimal energy contribution of Germany’s approximately 18,000 wind farms will never justify the astronomical costs involved in the manufacture and construction of wind turbines (€4-€5 million per turbine), nor will it ever justify the irreparable damage this industry has caused to the environment and to the quality of people’s lives.