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Putting into perspective the risks to public health and safety posed by wind turbine installations
Author: Palmer, William
Abstract: Evaluation of the risks to public health and safety posed by wind turbine installations is presented based on the special relationship between engineers and public welfare. Also, the evaluation investigated concerns identified by residents. “Risk” was considered as the answer to the questions of what can go wrong, what is the likelihood of it happening, and what are the consequences? Response to what can go wrong, was found from two methods. First was examination of 13 acute events that . . .
More »Estimation of spatiotemporal trends in bat abundance from mortality data collected at wind turbines
Author: Davy, Christina; Squires, Kelly; and Zimmerling, J. Ryan
Abstract: Renewable energy sources, such as wind energy, are essential tools for reducing the causes of climate change, but wind turbines can pose a collision risk for bats. To date, the population-level effects of wind-related mortality have been estimated for only 1 bat species. To estimate temporal trends in bat abundance, we considered wind turbines as opportunistic sampling tools for flying bats (analogous to fishing nets), where catch per unit effort (carcass abundance per monitored turbine) is a proxy for . . .
More »Henvey Inlet – construction photos
Author: Pattern Canada, Pattern Energy Group
(87 3.45-MW Vestas V136 wind turbines)
More »Confirming Tonality at Residences Influenced by Wind Turbines
Author: Palmer, William
Abstract. For 5 years, since the start-up of an array of 140 wind turbines, residents have filed complaints with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (the regulator), and K2 Wind (the operator). Residents complained that the turbines produce a tonal sound, and that the irritation this produced impacted their sleep, their health, and the enjoyment of their property. To confirm tonality from the wind turbines, this research examined over 200 data examples from two families. These families collected data by . . .
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