Resource Documents: Safety (50 items)
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Response to Emergencies in Wind Turbines
Author: Potter, George
As fossil fuels become more scarce AND harder to locate and exploit, researchers have explored alternative energy sources such as solar, biofuels, wind, and ocean waves, with more or less positive results, as some of the viable solutions. Of these solutions, wind (aeolic energy) is proving to be a substantially clean and efficient alternative energy source although quite costly because of engineering, fabrication, and exploitation expenditures. EMERGENCY SITUATIONS Fire and personal injury are the principal emergency situations that could affect . . .
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Recommended Update of Sample Zoning for Wind Energy Systems
Author: MacMillan, William; Punch, Jerry; and Rosenman, Kenneth
On April 16, 2008, a document titled Sample Zoning for Wind Energy Systems was published by the state of Michigan. That document is attached as an appendix. Recent contacts with Michigan state government offices revealed that the state has no current plans to update the guideline. Consequently, we prepared this report in an attempt to inform the public and assist municipalities and counties that are responsible for developing zoning for wind energy systems. We strongly recommend that the state of . . .
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Submission to the Australian Federal Senate Inquiry on Rural Wind Farms
Author: Laurie, Sarah
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. There are reports from around the world of people living adjacent to wind turbine developments becoming unwell with the same range of symptoms 2. The few studies which have been done by concerned medical clinicians have consistently found these problems 3. The medical evidence which exists from Dr Pierpont’s landmark peer reviewed case series cross over study clearly links exposure to turbines with the symptoms being described 4. Not all adjacent residents are affected 5. Some developments . . .
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Town of Phillips, Maine, Wind Energy Facility Ordinance
Author: Phillips, Maine
Large/Commercial Wind Energy Facility: A single wind turbine with a nameplate capacity of 100 kW or a turbine height (measured to the top of an upright blade) of more than 150 feet. Or a WEF composed of two or more turbines each with a nameplate capacity of 1 kW or more. Or a WEF (of any size or number of turbines) 25% or more of whose power is intended for sale or use by entities or persons other than the . . .
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