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Transmission, turbines, and trust: The social dynamics and narratives of opposition to renewable energy infrastructure in regional Australia
Author: Buckley, Eleanor; and Colvin, Rebecca
Highlights Qualitative study of regional renewable infrastructure opposition movement Mobilisation is due to landscape protection as well as social grievances The opposition movement dynamics reveal an emerging social identity Distrust of renewable energy infrastructure proponents is of central importance Abstract Governments around the world are decarbonising their energy systems, resulting in a rapid and widespread buildout of new renewable energy generation, storage, and transmission infrastructure. This effort has encountered opposition, including place-based movements in regional areas required to host the . . .
More »Warracknabeal Energy Park – EES Submission to Public Review Process
Author: Wimmera Mallee Environmental and Agricultural Protection Association
WMEAP opposes the Development proposed by the Proponent in the EES. The negative impact of this Development on the Warracknabeal region cannot be overstated. The height of the proposed WTGs, are just under the height of Eureka Tower in Melbourne. They are up to 69 metres taller than the 99 wind turbines at the nearby Murra Warra development which is 25km north of Horsham and 4km from the proposed southern boundary of the Development. Putting up to 219 WTGs that . . .
More »Monopile-induced turbulence and sediment redistribution form visible wakes in offshore wind farms
Author: Bailey, Lewis; et al.
[abstract] Offshore wind farms are becoming an increasingly common feature in the marine environment as a renewable energy source. There is a growing body of evidence on the effects of wind farms on the seabed and its organisms. However, an important and understudied aspect of site development is the interaction of turbine foundations on the surrounding marine environment. Structures exert significant disturbance on tides, waves and currents; these are visible as optically-distinct, elongate wakes at the sea surface with elevated . . .
More »Peaks in bat activity at turbines and the implications for mitigating the impact of wind energy developments on bats
Author: Richardson, Suzanne; Lintott, Paul; Hosken, David; Economou, Theo; and Mathews, Fiona
[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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