Will Spain erect a wind farm off the northeastern coast?

Contentious plans to erect a wind farm off the northeastern coast of Spain are part of a tense debate over where to locate new renewable energy projects across Europe. A swimmer near Cadaqués, Spain, once frequented by Salvador Dalí and where an offshore wind farm is set to be approved by the Spanish government.

Can wind farms be built in a pristine wilderness?

Similar stories are playing out around the continent. In northern France, scallop fishermen last year fired flares and blocked a boat that was working to install one of the country’s first offshore wind farms, and in Sweden there is resistance to a plan to build wind farms in a pristine area of wilderness.

How much wind power is being built in Europe?

Across Europe, governments have approved about four times as much wind power as is actually being built, according to Energy Monitor, a research firm. “People don’t like coal and oil and gas, but they don’t want any other options,” said Mr. Katona, the energy analyst.

Could a new wind turbine be coming to Catalonia?

Dozens of turbines could soon be marching across the horizon, providing urgently needed renewable energy to Catalonia, a part of Spain that is still highly dependent on fossil fuels, but fundamentally altering the character of a region that has changed little from the time when Dalí walked the hills.