“There is a growing body of evidence to suggest there may be adverse health effects associated with the noise generated by wind farms.” —David Sellars, Director of Environmental Health, Queensland Health, The Australian, May 29, 2012

On Thanksgiving morning at around 6:00 am, a wind turbine in Lincoln County reportedly caught on fire. According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, a wind turbine near the Ellsworth exit on I-70 burst into flames. The fire was extinguished by the Westfall Fire Department. No injuries were reported and the cause of fire is unknown.

A wind farm subcontractor was engulfed in flames after a power cabinet controlling 33,000 volts he had been working on had mistakenly not been switched off and caused an explosion. The horrific incident left maintenance manager Martin Shaw scarred for life after multiple surgeries on face, chest, neck, scalp, arm and hand injuries. Two of his workmates, David Jackson and Michael Park used fire extinguishers on their colleague and then poured bottled cold water on him until emergency services arrived . . .

The Y Bryn Wind Farm would have seen up to 18 turbines, each rising to 250 metres from base to tip, constructed on the Welsh Government Woodland Estate northeast of Port Talbot. At that scale, the turbines would have been more than twice the height of Swansea’s Meridian Quay Tower, and visible across much of South Wales. A project promising power for thousands of homes Developers Coriolis Energy and ESB argued the scheme could generate enough electricity to power more . . .

Wind turbines are seen by many as important for global energy production because of their low greenhouse gas emissions. However, for unknown reasons, many migratory bats are colliding with the wind turbine blades, leading to mass die-offs. As vision plays an important role for bats as they fly, often allowing them to avoid obstacles, one thought is that bats are visually attracted to wind turbines, causing them to mistakenly fly towards and fatally collide with the fast-moving blades. This idea . . .

In Massachusetts, Gov. Healey boasted about blocking two gas pipelines. That’s embarrassing now.

Article 300. COMMERCIAL WIND ENERGY FACILITIES Section 303. Physical Standards for Wind Energy Facilities. A. 14. No shadow flicker shall be permitted on any off-site residence. 15. The maximum total height of an individual WECS can be no more than 400 feet. 17. The statistical sound pressure level generated by a WECS shall not exceed the ambient decibel level, both A-weighted and C-weighted, plus 5 decibels measured anywhere along the site boundary. Sites can include more than one piece of . . .

An 18-turbine wind farm is being planned on hills where wild goats are being culled near Newcastleton in the Borders. Oxygen Conservation said the goat cull was to preserve habitats – but it has led to campaigners submitting a petition to the Scottish government demanding better protection. Last week, Low Carbon UK revealed it wanted to erect 720ft (220m) turbines on part of the area now owned by Oxygen Conservation – with the closest turbine being less than two miles . . .

A council has agreed to object to plans for a wind farm near to one of a series of mountain bike centres across the south of Scotland. Scottish Power Renewables wants to build 12 turbines as part of its Harestanes West wind farm close to the 7Stanes site at the Forest of Ae north of Dumfries. However, Dumfries and Galloway Council’s planning committee decided to oppose the project as a “very poor fit” for the surrounding landscape. The final decision . . .

A wind farm management services company has been fined £80,000 after a worker was seriously injured by an electrical flashover. Natural Power Services Limited had sent the then 38-year-old to carry out maintenance work in an electrical substation within the Tom Nan Clach Wind Farm, near Inverness, on 23rd June 2020. The worker sustained life-changing injuries that have required multiple surgeries. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that the incident happened following a departure from the . . .

Asbestos discovered in lift brake pads at a third Australian wind farm has prompted calls for greater border scrutiny by anti-asbestos advocates. Beijing Jingeng Energy International (Australia) has become the third company to confirm the presence of asbestos in its wind turbine lift brake pads, which are supplied by Chinese company 3S Industry. It comes after revelations from Goldwind Australia and Vestas that their turbines were similarly affected. The ABC understands Chinese supplier 3S Industry provides lift brake pads to . . .

“Symbolism aside, Mt. Equinox (Vt.) may not be as impressive as Yosemite’s El Capitan or the Grand Tetons, but something very real would be sacrificed on the questionable altar of Renewable Energy For Profit. Mt. Equinox and all of our mountains are not just a ‘back yard.’ They are a heritage and a legacy. And they are as good a place as any to make a stand.” —Mark Walsh, Manchester (Vt.) Journal, Dec. 30, 2005

These standards have been produced to enable the Council to verify that photomontages submitted in support of planning applications and contained with Environmental Statements are accurate and clearly understood depictions of proposals so that the public and decision makers can make informed opinions and decisions. In order that the Council can verify submissions in accordance with the general principles of the Landscape Institute Advice Note 01/09, these standards contain very specific technical requirements and supported technical data. Download original document: . . .

The scale of plans to park parts for floating wind turbines in the Inner Moray Firth have been reduced by more than 60%, its developer has said. Offshore Solutions Group (OSG) had proposed using areas of seabed off Nairn, Culbin and Findhorn as temporary anchorage for foundation base units – large platforms usually made from concrete or metal. The Moray Flow-Park plans have drawn criticism from coastal communities. An area off Nairn has now been scrapped, and OSG said it . . .

A new group in Birr has been formed to fight the proposed development of a Wind Farm south of the town. A gathering of concerned locals attended a public meeting on Monday evening in Ballyegan Hall to discuss the plan to build Ballincor Wind Farm adjacent to Sharavogue Bog, a Special Area of Conservation. The group is calling itself the Greater Birr Wind Action Group and it was pointed out during Monday’s meeting that “Birr town is being surrounded by . . .

Chile’s environmental regulator SMA has filed charges against the La Estrella wind farm in the O’Higgins region for failing to comply with measures to protect Andean condors, following four reported bird collisions since 2021. The SMA said it brought two charges against project owner Eolica La Estrella SpA after inspections and a review of monitoring data showed breaches of the project’s environmental permit. The 49.5-MW wind farm, located in the Pulin area, features 11 Siemens Gamesa turbines with a rotor . . .

“The cost of wind isn’t just the wind generator, it’s wind plus gas so you have the capacity there when you need it.” —Dan Dasho, Cloverland Electric Cooperative, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Interlochen Public Radio, April 3, 2015

Definitions: Industrial Scale WECS: A Wind Energy Conversion System constructed on the property ofanother by a company or corporation or other entity, whose general intent is to capture wind energy and place it on the electrical grid for resale to a public utility or other energy marketer. Mid-Scale WECS: A Wind Energy Conversion System with a generating capacity up to 50 Kw, the installation intended to collect wind energy for the purpose ofsupplying energy to the owners and shall not . . .

A second company has confirmed the presence of white asbestos in wind turbine lift brake pads imported from Chinese company 3S Industry. International renewable energy company Vestas, which has 44 wind farms across the country, recorded a positive test for asbestos in brake pads at its Golden Plains wind farm in regional Victoria, about 130 kilometres west of Melbourne. It was previously revealed energy company Goldwind Australia, responsible for about 5 per cent of the country’s renewable energy, had found . . .

“How can the industrialisation of water catchment areas, once protected by law, be regarded as suitable? ” —Rachel Connor, Aug. 27, 2014, letter to Ken MacIntosh MSP

A power blackout which affected parts of Caithness and the whole of Orkney was caused by an issue at a windfarm. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution has confirmed that the fault took place at a Caithness facility on the evening of Wednesday, November 19. It has not given an exact location and said an investigation is ongoing. It is focusing on the network protection system, which the company outlined did not operate as expected. A SSEN Distribution spokesperson . . .

[Why does egg mortality increase near a new wind farm?] Summary: In Sweden, 2 million eggs are produced annually, and keeping chickens for personal use is very popular. In addition to domestic chickens, there is still a rich fauna of forest chickens in the country. On a farm in Småland, a significant increase in egg mortality has been observed since a new wind power plant was put into operation within 1000 meters of the farm. This phenomenon is worrying since . . .

All episodes (February 12, 2012, to April 30, 2013) are also available at Blog Talk Radio and Apple Podcasts. Go to Part 1 (February 12 to June 17, 2012) 30 APR 2013 The Alliance Party of Scotland 28 APR 2013 Maine’s Wind Woes Karen Bessey Pease, Representative Terry M. Hayes, and Tony Barrett, Executive Committee of the Maine Appalachian Trail Club. 7 APR 2013 Is the Tide Turning in Massachusetts? 24 MAR 2013 Passadumkeag, S.30, No Nocebo, and more The . . .

ABSTRACT: We present a high-fidelity simulation tool for accurate acoustic modeling across a wide range of applications. The numerical method is based on diagonal-norm Summation-By-Parts (SBP) finite-difference operators, which guarantee linear stability on piecewise curvilinear multi-block grids. Realistic three-dimensional atmospheric and topographic data are directly incorporated into the simulations, and the solver is implemented in CUDA to achieve high computational efficiency. Verification is performed through convergence studies against highly resolved benchmark problems in both two and three spatial dimensions, while . . .

“I dismiss the appeal and refuse planning permission.” Inquiry held on 16-23 October 2009; Site visits made on 23, 27, 28 October 2009 and 13 January 2010; by Robin Brooks BA (Hons) MRTPI, an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Appeal Ref: APP/M0933/A/09/2099304 Sillfield, Gatebeck, Kendal, Cumbria LA8 0HS The appeal is made under Section 78 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 against a failure to give notice within the prescribed period of . . .