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Wieringermeer wind energy facility, The NetherlandsWieringermeer wind energy facility, The Netherlands’ largest. Now called Princess Ariane Wind Farm. All of the power nominally goes to a single Microsoft data center. Photo by Rixt de Boer (who had to move away because of the noise)Mar 12, 2023
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Resources needed for gas vs wind power100× more iron ore, 25× more concrete, 10× more specialty metals and minerals, 900 tonnes nonrecyclable plastics, 10 square miles of land for wind turbines versus natural gas - graphic from Blackrock Energy and Resources Income Trust, Half Yearly Financial Report, 31 May 2022 - based on data from The Hard Math of Minerals by Mark P. Mills, Issues in Science and Technology, January 27, 2022Jan 23, 2023
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Wind turbine hub: oily dirt and missing nose coneVestas 1.65-megawatt wind turbine, missing its nose cone, at Portland General Electric’s Biglow Canyon wind farm in Wasco County, Oregon, 2022 - Photographer: Dave Killen/The OregonianJan 23, 2023
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Akita Prefecture, JapanWind turbines line a major road in Akita Prefecture, Japan - photo from Yomiuri ShimbunJan 23, 2023
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Carlos Barria/ReutersCarlos Barria/Reuters
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Rotor hub on trailerRotor hub on trailer
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Repacking the backfill over the concrete foundation mound to a hardness many times the original soil structureRepacking the backfill over the concrete foundation mound to a hardness many times the original soil structure
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Wolfe Island, OntarioWolfe Island, Ontario
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Wind turbine noise averaged 4.5-9 dB louder than predictedWind turbine noise averaged 4.5-9 dB louder than predicted
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Burke, New York, January 2008Burke, New York, January 2008
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Danger: risque de chute de glace (ice throw)Danger: risque de chute de glace (ice throw)
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Groton Wind, New HampshireGroton Wind, New Hampshire
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