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Resource Documents: Aesthetics (122 items)
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Quantifying the visual impact of wind farm lights on the nocturnal landscape
Author: Bará, Salvador; and Lima Raul
Highlights— A model for quantifying light pollution from wind turbine lights is proposed. Brightness of lights from wind turbines can far exceed that of the brightest stars. The visual range of wind farms at night is generally larger than at daytime. A study of the visual impact at night of four prospective windfarms is presented. The model proposed may be used in environmental impact and landscape assessments. ABSTRACT— Wind farm lights are a conspicuous feature in the nocturnal landscape. Their . . .
More »Offshore Wind Turbine Visibility and Visual Impact Threshold Distances
Author: Sullivan, Robert; et al.
[Abstract] Potential visual impact on coastal lands has emerged as a major concern in the development of offshore wind facilities in the United States and Europe. Optimal siting of offshore facilities requires accurate knowledge of the relationship between distance and the visibility of wind turbines. Past assessments of offshore wind turbine visibility were based on smaller turbines and facilities in use at the time and underestimate visibility for current projects, which use more and larger larger turbines. This study is . . .
More »Some Sobering Facts – Viking Energy Wind Farm
Author: Permar, Roxane
I go through phases when I’m obsessed with facts about the Viking Energy Wind Farm in Shetland. Perhaps this compulsion to collect information is fuelled by my disbelief – I cannot comprehend the scale; I cannot understand the way some people, including those who gave the green light for consent here in Shetland, unthinkingly accept information without questioning the veracity of the facts, from the potential consequences of the human and environmental impact involved as well as the ethics behind . . .
More »Henvey Inlet – construction photos
Author: Pattern Canada, Pattern Energy GroupPattern Canada, Pattern Energy Group
(87 3.45-MW Vestas V136 wind turbines)
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