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Peaks in bat activity at turbines and the implications for mitigating the impact of wind energy developments on bats
[abstract] Wind turbines are a relatively new threat to bats, causing mortalities worldwide. Reducing these fatalities is essential to ensure that the global increase in wind-energy facilities can occur with minimal impact on bat populations. Although individual bats have been observed approaching wind turbines, and fatalities frequently reported, it is unclear whether bats are actively attracted to, indifferent to, or repelled by, the turbines at large wind-energy installations. In this study, we assessed bat activity at paired turbine and control . . .
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Renewables, land use, and local opposition in the United States
Author: Gross, Samantha; and Brookings Institution
Decreasing greenhouse gas emissions in the electricity sector is crucial to avoiding the worst impacts of climate change. The American public overwhelmingly favors renewable power, and the costs of wind and solar power have declined rapidly in recent years. However, inherent attributes of wind and solar generation make conflicts over land use and project siting more likely. Power plants and transmission lines will be located in areas not accustomed to industrial development, potentially creating opposition. Wind and solar generation require . . .
More »Comparison of inaudible windfarm noise and the natural environment noise whilst monitoring brainwaves and heart rate
Author: Cooper, Steven
ABSTRACT— A pilot study undertaken in late 2017 using inaudible wind turbine noise and persons having a heightened sensitivity to turbine noise found the test subjects could detect the presence of the signal by way of feeling (rather than hearing) the signal. A control group that had not been exposed to wind turbine noise was unable to detect or sense the inaudible signal. A single case study as a precursor to a further pilot study utilised inaudible wind turbine noise, . . .
More »Report on Wind Turbines to the Town of Enfield
Author: Enfield Wind Farm Advisory Committee
Contents: Report on Wind Turbines and Noise Introduction What Is Noise and How Is It Measured? Complaints Wind Turbine Syndrome Vibroacoustic Disease What Peer-Reviewed Literature Says Conclusions and Recommendations Wind Turbine Noise Summary Conclusions Mitigations Introduction Animal Studies Human Studies Conclusion Ice and Blade Fragment Throw Introduction Setback Mitigation Other Mitigation Measures Summary Fire, Lightning, Mechanical Failure, Flicker and Other Miscellaneous Issues Overview – Mechanical Failure, Fire, Lightning Array Loss/Bearing Failure Fire Lightning Foundation Failure/Turbine Collapse Flicker The Impact of . . .
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