Resource Library Category: Noise (186 items)
Also see NWW press release on noise
Documents presented here are not the product of nor are they necessarily endorsed by National Wind Watch. This resource library is provided to assist anyone wishing to research the issue of industrial wind power and the impacts of its development. The information should be evaluated by each reader to come to their own conclusions about the many areas of debate.
Inaudible noise of wind turbines
Author: Ceranna, Lars; Hartmann, Gernot; and Henger, Manfred
Number of wind turbines and their size are constantly growing
Wind turbines and wind farms generate strong infrasonic noise which is characterized by their blade-passing harmonics (monochromatic signals)
Generated noise of wind turbines can theoretically be estimated
geometrical spreading ≈ R−1
SPL ≈ rpm4
Recordings from field measurements near a single wind turbine show that the theoretical model is also valid for frequencies below a few Hz
Minimum distance between an infrasound array and a wind farm can be estimated to avoid reduction of the array’s . . .
They’re Not Green Episode 10
Author: Peña, Nettie
Dr. Nina Pierpont, physician and scientist, conducted hundreds of surveys on residents who live near wind turbines. They all expressed similar symptoms. Dr. Pierpont and other scientists call it Wind Turbine Syndrome. Headaches, sleeplessness, nausea, vertigo, were a few of the symptoms.
They’re Not Green web site
Peña Productions You Tube page
Economics, Emissions, Environment, Health, Noise, Property values, Wales, Wildlife •
Formal objection to Tirgwynt wind farm application
Author: Conservation of Upland Powys
Conservation of Upland Powys was formed by people living within the county, our members range from families that have farmed the same land for generations to those who have more recently chosen the tranquillity, beauty and quality of mid-Wales life for their home. Our diverse membership, from all ages and all walks of life, shares the commitment to preserve the unspoilt uplands of Powys from inappropriate development for the benefit and enjoyment of everyone. We have inherited the timeless beauty . . .
Letter from Nina Pierpont re: 2-km setback bill in Vermont
Author: Pierpont, Nina; et al.
February 10, 2010
Rep. Tony Klein
Vermont State House of Representatives
115 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05633-5301
Dear Representative Klein,
I am writing to express support for H.677, sponsored by Representative Potter and others, which (among other things) creates siting, setback, and noise requirements for industrial wind turbines in the good State of Vermont.
With increasing interest in building commercial-scale wind turbines in Vermont, it is imperative the Vermont legislature acts to ensure that these projects protect the health and safety of residents in . . .
Act relating to wind energy plants
Author: Potter, David
H.677.
This bill proposes to require standard setbacks, noise limits, and other requirements for wind energy plants that exceed 0.49 megawatts, to allow nearby property owners to waive these requirements, and to require that the Act 250 district commissions and appropriate municipal panels be the permit review authorities for wind energy plants not owned by Vermont electric utilities.
Sec. 1. 30 V.S.A. § 8008 is added to read:
§ 8008. WIND TOWER SITING REQUIREMENTS; ENFORCEMENT
(a) Applicability. This section applies to a plant that . . .
NASA-Langley Wind-Turbine Noise Research
Author: Swinbanks, Malcolm
to the Michigan WERZB Board, Case no. U-15899
NASA-Langley Wind-Turbine Research, 1980-1990
Following my letter to the MPSC, I returned to the UK over the Christmas break, which enabled me to access papers from conferences I had attended in the 1980’s. Specifically, NASA-Langley, probably the foremost aeroacoustic research organization in the world, carried out and published extensive research on wind-turbine noise, starting with their first computer predictive codes in 1980, and continuing through 1990.
During this period, NASA & NASA . . .
Noise pollution from wind turbines
Author: Boswell, Mark
Download SWF file: “Noise pollution from wind turbines”
NWW: It should be noted that the maximum speed of the blade tips under ordinary operation is 150-200 mph.
From the Minneapolis–St. Paul Star-Tribune
Wind Energy Industry Acknowledgement of Adverse Health Effects
Author: Society for Wind Vigilance
An Analysis of the American/Canadian Wind Energy Associations–sponsored “Wind Turbine Sound and Health Effects: An Expert Panel Review” (December 2009)
It is apparent from this analysis that the A/CanWEA Panel Review is neither authoritative nor convincing. The work is characterized by commission of unsupportable statements and the confirmation bias in the use of references. Many important references have been omitted and not considered in the discussion. Furthermore the authors have taken the position that the World Health Organization standards regarding . . .
Aesthetics, Environment, Health, Human rights, Maine, Noise, Property values, Regulations, Siting, Technology, Wildlife •
Residents of Vinalhaven, Maine, speak about wind turbine noise
Author: WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine
Vinalhaven residents discuss what it has been like living with the windpower project on the island. Produced by Mark Elwin.
archives.weru.org/voices
Weekend Voices 12/19/09
Executive Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Inquiry Into Rural Wind Farms
Author: Parliament of New South Wales
“Recommendations to address the issues raised during the Inquiry include implementing a minimum setback of two kilometres.”
Media Release:
The Chair of the NSW Parliament’s General Purpose Standing Committee No 5, Mr Ian Cohen MLC, today tabled the Committee’s report on rural wind farms.
“The report recognises the importance of wind farm development in NSW. As a readily available and commercially deployable energy generation technology wind farms have an important role in Australia’s 2020 Renewable Energy Target. Wind farms are a central component . . .
