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Letter to UNESCO regarding the Gawara Baya Wind Farm approval
Author: Seebeck, Michael
RE: Gawara Baya Wind Farm Approval (EPBC 2021/9066) I wish to urgently alert you to multiple significant issues relating to endangered species and the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area which have not been adequately and truthfully considered in the assessment of this wind farm and not considered in the Approval Conditions and Statement of Reasons by the Delegate. Additionally, multiple approval conditions will inevitably be breached in construction and operation of this wind farm. The approval-holder seems actually . . .
More »Climatic Impacts of Large-Scale Wind Farms in Arid and Semi-arid Region in China: A Case Study of the Huitengxile Wind Farm in Inner Mongolia
Author: Su, Xiashu; Yu, Entao; and Liu, Dongwei
[Abstract] With the rapid expansion of China’s wind power industry, the local climatic impacts of large-scale wind farms, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions, have attracted increasing attention. This study investigates the effects of the Huitengxile wind farm in Inner Mongolia, which hosts over 1,200 wind turbines, using high-resolution numerical simulations conducted with the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. The analysis quantitatively evaluates the effects of the wind farm’s influence on surface temperature, surface relative humidity, turbulent kinetic energy . . .
More »Turbulence drives seabed modification by offshore windfarms
Abstract— The drive to cut carbon emissions and harness renewable energy has spurred rapid industrialization of the seas. Current estimates of seabed modification due to offshore windfarms (ca. 1% of a windfarm’s area) do not account for enhanced seabed mobility due to monopile wakes. Here we demonstrate how turbulence emanating from windfarm infrastructure mobilizes seabed sediments. Whilst mean flow conditions in our laboratory experiment could mobilize fine sand, near-bed turbulence from monopile’s wake could mobilize sand 17 monopile diameters (D) . . .
More »Wind Farms Impacts on Land Surface Temperature and Its Driving Factors in an Arid Area of Xinjiang, China
Author: Jiang, Hongan; et al.
Abstract: This study presents the first comprehensive analysis of wind farm impacts on land surface temperature (LST) in the extremely arid area of Xinjiang, China, using MODIS (2008–2022) and Landsat data. Key findings include (1) pronounced nighttime warming in winter (up to 1.548 °C/15a) in densely turbine-populated areas, contrasting with autumn cooling; (2) Random Forest regression identifying wind speed, precipitation, NDVI, and snow cover as key drivers of LST changes; (3) enhanced post-construction warming, especially in summer nights in the Southeast Wind Zone; (4) significant . . .
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