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Governance and Compliance of Standards and Permit Conditions
Author: Dyer, Andrew
Background The governance of standards related to the design, construction, operation and maintenance of large-scale energy projects rely on a range of standards, regulators, responsible authorities and compliance mechanisms to monitor and enforce those standards. Standards are often set and maintained by the responsible authority (for example, a state planning department or environment department) and there are a variety of arrangements in place for enforcing compliance with the standards. Standards may be ‘borrowed’ from other jurisdictions (for example, Victoria uses . . .
More »Economic Impacts of Utility-Scale Wind Turbines: What Rural Arkansas Counties Need to Know
Author: Anderson, Andrew; Hughes, Megan; and Goodman, Hunter
Across the U.S., roughly 97% of wind turbines are installed in rural areas. Considering this statistic, if utility-scale wind energy were to be introduced in Arkansas, rural communities would bear the direct impacts. This fact sheet contains projections of these impacts. The broad economic tradeoffs over time are listed below: Benefits of Wind Development County GDP increases by about 4%. Farmland values increase by 7%-8%. Costs of Wind Development Personal income falls by 0.5%-0.8%. Employment declines by about 1%. Population . . .
More »Winterbourne Wind Farm Noise Assessment – Peer Review
Author: Huson, Les
L Huson & Associates Pty Ltd has been commissioned by the Voice for Walcha to peer review the Winterbourne Wind Farm Noise and Vibration Assessment (NVA), report reference S6207C14 dated October 2022 that was prepared by Sonus Pty Ltd. The NVA is included in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) dated 27 October 2022 as Appendix H that was prepared by Environmental Resources Management Australia Pty Ltd. Section 6.2 of the EIS summarises the NVA. This peer review considers the assessment . . .
More »Infrasound With Large Peak to Trough Blade Pass Harmonics in Two Houses Between Three Large Wind Turbine Facilities (WTFs) on the Northwest Coast of Norway and Two Single Health Cases and a Health Survey Near the WTF in Tysvær, Norway
Author: Crozier, Steven
ABSTRACT – The handling of sound pollution was to be transferred from the county governors in Norway to the municipalities in 2020. As chief medical officer on the small island of Frøya, pop. 5.500, that was to become my responsibility. The decision was made in late 2018 to complete the planned wind turbine facility (WTF) with 14 Vestas V136 turbines on Frøya. This brought on many local protests, one being the claim that infrasound from WTFs cause health problems. This seemed . . .
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