| Wind Watch is a registered educational charity, founded in 2005. |
Three turbines rejected
Credit: Diss Express, www.dissexpress.co.uk 24 April 2012 ~~
Translate: FROM English | TO English
Translate: FROM English | TO English
A North Suffolk business’ application for three wind turbines to help them cut down their carbon footprint has been rejected by Mid Suffolk District Council.
The planning authority rejected the bid from The Chilli Farm, which is alongside the A140 in Mendlesham, due to fears the turbines would interfere with the radar system at a military base 16km away.
The turbines would each have saved 5.54 tonnes of carbon annually.
A statement from the district council which explained the decision to refuse the bid for the 14.97-metre, 5kW turbines, said: “The proposed turbines would be 16.3km from, and detectable by, the PAR radar at Wattisham Airfield.
“As such, they would cause unacceptable interference prejudicial to operational and public safety.”
It added that wind turbines have been shown to have detrimental effects on the performance of radars, including the creation of ‘false’ aircraft on radar systems.
This article is the work of the source indicated. Any opinions expressed in it are not necessarily those of National Wind Watch.
The copyright of this article resides with the author or publisher indicated. As part of its noncommercial educational effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large-scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information, National Wind Watch endeavors to observe “fair use” as provided for in section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law and similar “fair dealing” provisions of the copyright laws of other nations. Send requests to excerpt, general inquiries, and comments via e-mail.
| Wind Watch relies entirely on User Contributions |
 (via Stripe) |
 (via Paypal) |
Share:
[ Short URL: https://wind-watch.org/news/?p=22313 ]
