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Publicizing the shortcomings and harms of large-scale windpower.
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Wind is intermittent, highly variable, and not dispatchable. So it can be only an add-on to other, more reliable sources. And its low density means disproportionate materials and land/sea area requirements along with heavy-duty access roads and powerlines.
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Wind Watch | The facts about wind power, wind energy, wind turbines, wind farms
National Wind Watch raises awareness of the shortcomings of industrial wind energy and its negative impacts on the environment, the economy, and quality of life.
https://wind-watch.org
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Problem with wind energy: vacated homes linked to wind turbine nuisance: I am a lawyer (please keep reading anyway) with a long history in energy law. I recently finished an intriguing case involving wind turbines. I am creating this â my first Substack Post â to share what I learned, because I wasâŠ
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Problem with wind energy: vacated homes linked to wind turbine nuisance
I am a lawyer (please keep reading anyway) with a long history in energy law. I recently finished an intriguing case involving wind turbines. I am creating this â my first Substack Post â to share what I learned, because I was surprised. You may be too. Hereâs the TL;DR: when operating exactly as designed and planned, modern, industrial-scale wind power plants will lead to people vacating their homes, and some of them are likely driven out by impacts to . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/problem-with-wind-energy-vacated-homes-linked-to-wind-turbine-nuisance/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
about 10 hours ago
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Economic Impacts of Utility-Scale Wind Turbines: What Rural Arkansas Counties Need to Know
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: 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 theâŠ
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Economic Impacts of Utility-Scale Wind Turbines: What Rural Arkansas Counties Need to Know #AR
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 . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/economic-impacts-of-utility-scale-wind-turbines-what-rural-arkansas-counties-need-to-know/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Industrial Wind Energy Quote: âThey are ugly!â âT. Boone Pickens, The Guardian (U.K.), Apr. 14, 2008
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âThey are ugly!â âT. Boone Pickens, The Guardian (U.K.), Apr. 14, 2008
https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=142&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
about 17 hours ago
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(archive: 2008) Evaluation de lâimpact du parc Ă©olien de Bouin (VendĂ©e) sur lâavifaune et les chauves-souris
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: âEvaluation of the impact of the Bouin (VendĂ©e) wind energy facility on birds and batsâ, by the Bird Protection League (France) Perrine Dulac, editor Pour unâŠ
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(archive: 2008) Evaluation de lâimpact du parc Ă©olien de Bouin (VendĂ©e) sur lâavifaune et les chauves-souris #FRA
âEvaluation of the impact of the Bouin (VendĂ©e) wind energy facility on birds and batsâ, by the Bird Protection League (France) Perrine Dulac, editor Pour un sommaire français, voir Ă FĂ©dĂ©ration Environnement Durable (cliquer). English summary by Mark Duchamp: A five-year monitoring report of 8 wind turbines near the coast in VendĂ©e, France, by the French ornithological society LPO (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux), discloses the following: bird mortality: 5.7 to 33.8 per turbine/year, depending upon the year and . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/evaluation-de-limpact-du-parc-eolien-de-bouin-vendee-sur-lavifaune-et-les-chauves-souris/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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(video archive) Wisconsin Wind â part 1: Interviews of neighbors of industrial wind turbines in Wisconsin
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Wisconsin Wind â part 1
Interviews of neighbors of industrial wind turbines in Wisconsin
https://wind-watch.org/video-wisconsinwind.php?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Winterbourne Wind Farm Noise Assessment â Peer Review
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: 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. TheâŠ
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Winterbourne Wind Farm Noise Assessment â Peer Review #AUS
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 . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/winterbourne-wind-farm-noise-assessment-peer-review/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Industrial Wind Energy Quote: âA dose-response relationship between calculated A-weighted sound pressure levels, and reported perception and annoyance was found. Wind turbine noise was more annoying than transportation noise or industrial noise at comparable levels, possibly due to specific soundâŠ
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âA dose-response relationship between calculated A-weighted sound pressure levels, and reported perception and annoyance was found. Wind turbine noise was more annoying than transportation noise or industrial noise at comparable levels, possibly due to specific sound properties such as a âswishingâ quality, temporal variability, and lack of nighttime abatement.â âEja Pederson et al., Response to noise from modern wind farms in The Netherlands, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, August 2009
https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=76&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Highlands residents fear being âtotally surroundedâ if wind farms approved
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: Ceislein and Creachan Wind Farms are the latest in a number of projects proposed to be built near the village of Ardross. An Easter Ross community council has spoken of its fears over the futureâŠ
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Highlands residents fear being âtotally surroundedâ if wind farms approved #SCT
Ceislein and Creachan Wind Farms are the latest in a number of projects proposed to be built near the village of Ardross. An Easter Ross community council has spoken of its fears over the future for its local area if two major wind farms are approved. Ceislein and Creachan Wind Farms are the latest in a number of projects proposed to be built near the village of Ardross. Energy giant RWE Renewables is the firm behind both projects, with Creachanâs . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/12/highlands-residents-fear-being-totally-surrounded-if-wind-farms-approved/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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(archive: 2019) Epidemiological study on long-term health effects of low-frequency noise produced by wind power stations in Japan
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: ABSTRACTâ We investigated whether long-term exposure to wind turbine noise (WTN) including low-frequency noise generated by wind powerâŠ
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(archive: 2019) Epidemiological study on long-term health effects of low-frequency noise produced by wind power stations in Japan #JPN
ABSTRACTâ We investigated whether long-term exposure to wind turbine noise (WTN) including low-frequency noise generated by wind power facilities is a risk factor of sleep disorders. We performed an epidemiological study of living environment and health effects, surveying 9,000 residents (â„20 years) living in areas with operational wind power facilities. Sleep disorders were assessed using the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS). To assess environmental noise in residential areas near the wind turbines, low-frequency sound exposure levels were measured at 50 community . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/epidemiological-study-on-long-term-health-effects-of-low-frequency-noise-produced-by-wind-power-stations-in-japan/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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This is someone who has an uneasy relationship with the truth.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Prairie & McCone Counties zone wind turbines, limit height
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: In a surprising change of directions the Prairie County Board of Commissioners has approved the Last Best Place Zoning District north of Terry. The citizen-initiated zoning district will prohibit the constructionâŠ
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Prairie & McCone Counties zone wind turbines, limit height #MT
In a surprising change of directions the Prairie County Board of Commissioners has approved the Last Best Place Zoning District north of Terry. The citizen-initiated zoning district will prohibit the construction of industrial wind turbines taller than 250 feet. The landowners had attempted to gain commissioner approval earlier, only to have been met with a denial and a lawsuit to prevent the placement of the issue on the ballot for a vote of the people. The commissioners listened to nearly . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/11/prairie-mccone-counties-zone-wind-turbines-limit-height/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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(archive: 2014) Facts about the PTC and industrial-scale wind
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: 1. Wind is a mature industry â itâs time for it to stand on its own. The Joint Committee on Taxation reports that between 1992 and 2015 [1], the cumulative cost of the PTC, without extension, will beâŠ
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(archive: 2014) Facts about the PTC and industrial-scale wind #USA
1. Wind is a mature industry â itâs time for it to stand on its own. The Joint Committee on Taxation reports that between 1992 and 2015 [1], the cumulative cost of the PTC, without extension, will be approximately $17 billion with the bulk of this claimed by wind resources constructed since 2006. These costs are in addition to the anticipated $22.6 billion in direct cash outlays under the Section 1603 grant program now expired. Yet, after decades of government . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/facts-about-the-ptc-and-industrial-scale-wind/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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(video archive) Life with Industrial Wind Turbines in Wisconsin: Don Sampson: By courtesy of Rock County Tax-Payers for a Better Renewable Energy Plan Interview with Don Sampson, who leases his land for a wind turbine, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. See transcript belowâŠ
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Life with Industrial Wind Turbines in Wisconsin: Don Sampson
By courtesy of Rock County Tax-Payers for a Better Renewable Energy Plan Interview with Don Sampson, who leases his land for a wind turbine, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. See transcript below (again, thanks to Better Plan). [ Click here to view or download the entire "Wisconsin Wind" video (1 hr 49 min) ] "This ...
https://wind-watch.org/doc/?p=1044&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Unheard but Not Harmless: Public Health & Wind Energy Infrasound
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: 24th March 2026 10:00-12:00 Spinelli 6G306, European Parliament Key note speaker Professor Ken Mattsson expert in scientific computing and numerical analysis at Uppsala University AdditionalâŠ
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Unheard but Not Harmless: Public Health & Wind Energy Infrasound #BEL #EUR #DEU #SWE
24th March 2026Â 10:00-12:00 Spinelli 6G306, European Parliament Key note speaker Professor Ken Mattsson expert in scientific computing and numerical analysis at Uppsala University Additional intervention by Dr. Ursula Bellut-Staeck physician-scientist and internationally recognized expert in microcirculation With MEPs Fernand Kartheiser & Virginie Joron
https://www.wind-watch.org/alerts/2026/03/10/unheard-but-not-harmless-public-health-wind-energy-infrasound/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Opponents rally against proposed Lafayette Co. wind project
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: The effort to build the Lafayette County portion of a massive, $1 billion windfarm drew a standing-room-only crown to Fayette Town Hall for an informational meeting following the company signaling its attempt toâŠ
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Opponents rally against proposed Lafayette Co. wind project #WI
The effort to build the Lafayette County portion of a massive, $1 billion windfarm drew a standing-room-only crown to Fayette Town Hall for an informational meeting following the company signaling its attempt to start work in 90 days. The eastern phase of Pattern Energyâs $1 billion Uplands Wind project is planned to generate 300 megawatts of energy from 51 wind turbines in central and southern Iowa County and northern Lafayette County, according to a new Pattern Energy map. Pattern Energy . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/10/opponents-rally-against-proposed-lafayette-co-wind-project/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Sign the Petition
Block construction of the Columbia Wind Project in Wisconsin
https://www.change.org/p/block-construction-of-the-columbia-wind-project-in-wisconsin
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County of St. Paul pauses decision on proposed wind energy changes to Land Use Bylaw
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: Community group Wind Concernsâ push for stricter wind energy rules in the County of St. Paul has been put on hold. On Jan. 27, the group applied for amendments to County of St. PaulâsâŠ
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County of St. Paul pauses decision on proposed wind energy changes to Land Use Bylaw #AB
Community group Wind Concernsâ push for stricter wind energy rules in the County of St. Paul has been put on hold. On Jan. 27, the group applied for amendments to County of St. Paulâs Land Use Bylaw (LUB), Bylaw 2026-03, which the group said is aimed at imposing protective measures from industrial wind turbines. The proposed changes are to âprotect public health, agricultural viability, environmental integrity, aviation safety, and the long-term livability of rural communities,â in relation to large scale . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/10/county-of-st-paul-pauses-decision-on-proposed-wind-energy-changes-to-land-use-bylaw/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Wind turbine catches fire in Wayne County
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: Fire crews were called to a wind turbine on fire on Monday evening. Viewers sent in photos of flames shooting from the turbine near Browndale. Browndale Fire Chief Debevec says the protocol for a wind turbine fire is to let itâŠ
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Wind turbine catches fire in Wayne County #PA
Fire crews were called to a wind turbine on fire on Monday evening. Viewers sent in photos of flames shooting from the turbine near Browndale. Browndale Fire Chief Debevec says the protocol for a wind turbine fire is to let it burn out on its own and make sure crews clear any falling debris from the turbine so it doesnât start a forest fire. Crews were on scene for about two hours to monitor the fire. No word yet on . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/10/wind-turbine-catches-fire-in-wayne-county/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Industrial Wind Energy Quote: â[D]ie Wartungs- und Reparaturkosten von Offshore-Windkraftanlagen können sich im Laufe der Jahre zum Hundertfachen der Neubaukosten summieren. ([T]he maintenance and repair costs of offshore wind turbines can add up over the years to one hundred times the costs forâŠ
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â[D]ie Wartungs- und Reparaturkosten von Offshore-Windkraftanlagen können sich im Laufe der Jahre zum Hundertfachen der Neubaukosten summieren. ([T]he maintenance and repair costs of offshore wind turbines can add up over the years to one hundred times the costs for new construction.)â âFraunhofer-Gesellschaft, press release, Feb. 1, 2016
https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=136&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Row over procuring consent of landowners for wind farm is settled for âŹ1.8 million
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: A Commercial Court dispute between a wind farm developer and two companies over an alleged failure to honour an agreement to facilitate access to land in Co Galway for the installation ofâŠ
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Row over procuring consent of landowners for wind farm is settled for âŹ1.8 million #IRL
A Commercial Court dispute between a wind farm developer and two companies over an alleged failure to honour an agreement to facilitate access to land in Co Galway for the installation of turbines has been settled. GP Joule Ireland Ltd sued Green Castle Capital Ltd and Cregmore Construction Company Ltd for some âŹ1.8 million over what it claimed were serious misrepresentations about the state of readiness of the 11-turbine project. GP Joule has developed some 100 wind farms in recent . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/10/row-over-procuring-consent-of-landowners-for-wind-farm-is-settled-for-e1-8-million/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Rosatom drops plans for one of Russiaâs largest wind farms
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: Russian nuclear giant Rosatom has cancelled plans for one of the largest wind farms in the country as Russiaâs strained economy makes project development difficult. It has cancelled a 220MW project in theâŠ
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Rosatom drops plans for one of Russiaâs largest wind farms #RUS
Russian nuclear giant Rosatom has cancelled plans for one of the largest wind farms in the country as Russiaâs strained economy makes project development difficult. It has cancelled a 220MW project in the Voronezh region in the south-west of the country. The RUB 27 billion ($340 million) project was due to consist of 88 turbines with power ratings of 2.5MW and was due online by 2030. Rosatom cited a negative business environment in the country, plus lack of state subsidies, . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/10/rosatom-drops-plans-for-one-of-russias-largest-wind-farms/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Lemanaghan wind farm opponents described as âsmall groupâ
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: Opposition to plans for the construction of a wind farm on the historic landscape of Lemanaghan bog in West Offaly is coming from a âsmall groupâ according to documents lodged with An CoimisiĂșn PleanĂĄla as partâŠ
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Lemanaghan wind farm opponents described as âsmall groupâ #IRL
Opposition to plans for the construction of a wind farm on the historic landscape of Lemanaghan bog in West Offaly is coming from a âsmall groupâ according to documents lodged with An CoimisiĂșn PleanĂĄla as part of a pre-application consultation process between the proposers of the project and the State planning board. Lemanaghan Bog Heritage and Conservation Group has spearheaded a vigorous campaign of opposition to plans for the construction of the wind farm by Bord na MĂłna and SSE . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/10/lemanaghan-wind-farm-opponents-described-as-small-group/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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(archive: 2013) EPA comments on Shuâluuk Wind Project
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: March 4, 2013 Subject: Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), Shuâluuk Wind Project, Campo Indian Reservation, San Diego County, California (CEQ # 20130001) To: Robert Eben, Superintendent, Southern CaliforniaâŠ
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(archive: 2013) EPA comments on Shuâluuk Wind Project #CA
March 4, 2013 Subject: Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), Shuâluuk Wind Project, Campo Indian Reservation, San Diego County, California (CEQ # 20130001) To: Robert Eben, Superintendent, Southern California Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs From: Kathleen Martyn Goforth, Manager, Environmental Review Office, Region IX, United States Environmental Protection Agency ⊠The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) assesses the impacts of three project alternatives and a No-Action alternative. A preferred alternative is not identified. According to the DEIS, Alternative 1 would generate . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/epa-comments-on-shuluuk-wind-project/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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(video archive) Vulture Fatally Collides With Wind Turbine Blade â full video: A vulture is killed by the blade of an industrial wind turbine in Greece
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Vulture Fatally Collides With Wind Turbine Blade â full video
A vulture is killed by the blade of an industrial wind turbine in Greece
https://wind-watch.org/video-vulture.php?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Industrial Wind Energy Quote: âThere should be a presumption against wind farms in the countryside where their scale, siting or cumulative effect would have a significant adverse impact on landscape quality and recreational enjoyment thereof.â âCountryside Commission, U.K.
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âThere should be a presumption against wind farms in the countryside where their scale, siting or cumulative effect would have a significant adverse impact on landscape quality and recreational enjoyment thereof.â âCountryside Commission, U.K.
https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=227&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Renewables vs dispatchable capacity: âISOs are giving more priority on what's reliable, what we can control, keeping the lights on.â
www.rechargenews.com/markets-and-...
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Three-quarters of US wind projects no longer viable: report
Loss of tax credits likely to crater new wind additions as reliability trumps climate and price in the race to meet surging demand
https://www.rechargenews.com/markets-and-finance/three-quarters-of-us-wind-projects-no-longer-viable-report/2-1-1940466
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(archive: 2013) Macarthur Wind Energy Facility Preliminary Survey
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: The Macarthur Wind Energy Facility (WEF) is operated by AGL. It is the largest WEF in the Southern Hemisphere. It comprises 140 Vestas V112 3MW turbines. Operation commenced in late January 2013. AlthoughâŠ
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(archive: 2013) Macarthur Wind Energy Facility Preliminary Survey #AUS
The Macarthur Wind Energy Facility (WEF) is operated by AGL. It is the largest WEF in the Southern Hemisphere. It comprises 140 Vestas V112 3MW turbines. Operation commenced in late January 2013. Although the WEF has been operating for only a short time (7 months) local residents have been complaining of negative impacts. Key Findings 66% of the responding households were affected by the WEF. Of those households affected, 96% reported disturbance by the turbines during the day and 100% reported . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/macarthur-wind-energy-facility-preliminary-survey/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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(video archive) Brown County landowner regrets signing on with wind developer: Dick Koltz speaks about regretting signing on with a wind developer, and explains the color "green" when it comes to wind developers. Video from public forum at VanAbles, Town of Holland, BrownâŠ
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Brown County landowner regrets signing on with wind developer
Dick Koltz speaks about regretting signing on with a wind developer, and explains the color "green" when it comes to wind developers. Video from public forum at VanAbles, Town of Holland, Brown County Wisconsin, February 18, 2010, by courtesy of Better Plan, Wisconsin. Download MP4 file.
https://wind-watch.org/doc/?p=1839&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Abertillery Wind Farm refused
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: Applicant: RWE Renewables UK Ltd Site Address: Land between Abertillery and Abersychan Description: The construction and operation of up to six wind turbines with a maximum blade tip height of up to 200m and associated infrastructure.âŠ
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Abertillery Wind Farm refused #WLS
Applicant: RWE Renewables UK Ltd Site Address: Land between Abertillery and Abersychan Description: The construction and operation of up to six wind turbines with a maximum blade tip height of up to 200m and associated infrastructure. References: DNS/3278009, S16 & S38 Common Land Secondary Consent Applications Decision Date: 06/03/2026 Decisions: The applications are refused. Having regard to the written evidence, the main issues in the determination of the application are: the effect of the development upon landscape character and visual . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/08/abertillery-wind-farm-refused/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Industrial Wind Energy Quote: âThe mountains and moors, the wild uplands, are to be staked out like vampires in the sun, their chests pierced with rows of five-hundred-foot wind turbines and associated access roads, masts, pylons, and wires.â âPaul Kingsnorth, Orion, Jan./Feb. 2012
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âThe mountains and moors, the wild uplands, are to be staked out like vampires in the sun, their chests pierced with rows of five-hundred-foot wind turbines and associated access roads, masts, pylons, and wires.â âPaul Kingsnorth, Orion, Jan./Feb. 2012
https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=27&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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(archive: 2022) Climate impacts of fossil fuels in todayâs electricity systems: SYNOPSIS Oil, coal, and gas account for approximately 80% of global primary energy, but only a portion of total airborne CO2eq (approx. 35% at GWP20 to 65% at GWP100), even though they account forâŠ
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(archive: 2022) Climate impacts of fossil fuels in todayâs electricity systems
SYNOPSIS Oil, coal, and gas account for approximately 80% of global primary energy, but only a portion of total airborne CO2eq (approx. 35% at GWP20 to 65% at GWP100), even though they account for 95% of total measured CO2 emissions. The benefits of these energy sources, as well as their related costs, are not all incorporated in current energy policy discussions. Global greenhouse gas policies must include documented changes in measured airborne CO2eq to avoid spending large amounts of public . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/climate-impacts-of-fossil-fuels-in-todays-electricity-systems/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Under the Radar | Under Radaren
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: This report examines how the green transition is experienced at close range by citizens, including how planning processes are circumvented and how considerations of democracy, civil rights, nature and local communities are set aside. Research and the number ofâŠ
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Under the Radar | Under Radaren #DNK
This report examines how the green transition is experienced at close range by citizens, including how planning processes are circumvented and how considerations of democracy, civil rights, nature and local communities are set aside. Research and the number of citizen groups (>200) indicate that this is a systemic problem â not isolated cases. Researchers describe it as a âsystem errorâ and characterize the resistance as âsocietal self-defenceâ. Under the Radar brings together five cases, examined in depth. They are stories . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/under-the-radar-under-radaren/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Solar and wind arenât real power sources, theyâre intermittent fuel-savers
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: As a recent week of winter weather illustrated, solar and wind donât replace reliable power sourcesâthey just save them fuel, usually at great expense. Weâre bombarded with supposed examples of solar/wind rapidly andâŠ
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Solar and wind arenât real power sources, theyâre intermittent fuel-savers #USA
As a recent week of winter weather illustrated, solar and wind donât replace reliable power sourcesâthey just save them fuel, usually at great expense. Weâre bombarded with supposed examples of solar/wind rapidly and cheaply replacing fossil fuel power: rapid rises in solar/wind âcapacityâ or âgenerationâ; solar/wind credited for supplying most of a dayâs electricity; stats claiming solar/wind is now cheaper than fossil fuels. Advocates of solar and wind replacing fossil fuel power downplay the obvious, glaring problem that the grid . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/solar-and-wind-arent-real-power-sources-theyre-intermittent-fuel-savers/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Industrial Wind Energy Quote: âNot being an alternative themselves, it is quite simply spurious to ask for an alternative to replace them.â âMark Duchamp, Executive Director, European Platform Against Windfarms
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âNot being an alternative themselves, it is quite simply spurious to ask for an alternative to replace them.â âMark Duchamp, Executive Director, European Platform Against Windfarms
https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=64&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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(archive: 2007) New York State DEC Letter re: Steel Winds Project, Lackawanna, NY
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: Letter states: âThe contention that only a small percentage of migratory birds are expected to be regularly flying lower than the maximum turbine height at Steel Wind has not been validatedâŠ
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(archive: 2007) New York State DEC Letter re: Steel Winds Project, Lackawanna, NY #NY
Letter states: âThe contention that only a small percentage of migratory birds are expected to be regularly flying lower than the maximum turbine height at Steel Wind has not been validated by sufficient studyâŠâ âThis text is misleading and does not properly characterize the potential impact to migrating birds.â Download original document: âNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Letter re: Steel Winds Project â Lackawanna, NYâ
https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/new-york-state-dec-letter-re-steel-winds-project-lackawanna-ny/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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French court ruling may open way for cases against wind turbines
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: A court has recognised for the first time in France that wind turbines can affect peopleâs mental health, even when they are further away from houses than the 500 metres currently required by law. [See:âŠ
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French court ruling may open way for cases against wind turbines #FRA
A court has recognised for the first time in France that wind turbines can affect peopleâs mental health, even when they are further away from houses than the 500 metres currently required by law. [See: La justice fait le lien entre les problĂšmes de santĂ© dâune habitante de la Somme et la proximitĂ© dâun parc Ă©olien] The ruling could potentially make it much harder to install wind turbines anywhere near homes. The case concerned a retired teacher who had lived . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/06/french-court-ruling-may-open-way-for-cases-against-wind-turbines/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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âDeath of Baseloadâ and Similar Grid Tropes: Anyone who has spent any amount of time in or near people who are really interested in energy policies will have heard proclamations such as that âbaseload is deadâ and the sorting of energy sources by parameters like their levelized cost of energyâŠ
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âDeath of Baseloadâ and Similar Grid Tropes
Anyone who has spent any amount of time in or near people who are really interested in energy policies will have heard proclamations such as that âbaseload is deadâ and the sorting of energy sources by parameters like their levelized cost of energy (LCoE) and merit order. Another thing that one may have noticed here is that this is also an area where debates and arguments can get pretty heated. The confusing thing is that depending on where you look, . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/death-of-baseload-and-similar-grid-tropes/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Cumulative hydrodynamic impacts of offshore wind farms on North Sea currents and surface temperatures
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: Abstract. Offshore wind farms are increasingly shaping coastal ocean dynamics, yet their cumulative physical impacts remain poorly quantified. Using decade-long, high-resolutionâŠ
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Cumulative hydrodynamic impacts of offshore wind farms on North Sea currents and surface temperatures #ENG #DEU #NLD
Abstract. Offshore wind farms are increasingly shaping coastal ocean dynamics, yet their cumulative physical impacts remain poorly quantified. Using decade-long, high-resolution simulations of the North Sea, we show that large-scale offshore wind development can reduce current velocities by up to 20% and reshape local tidal energy distributions. Wind and tidal wakes exert distinct but interacting influences on ocean physics: wind speed anomalies drive far-field hydrodynamic impacts, while structure-induced drag intensifies local turbulence and mixing. Turbine spacing emerges as a key . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/cumulative-hydrodynamic-impacts-of-offshore-wind-farms-on-north-sea-currents-and-surface-temperatures/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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County OKs stringent wind turbine rules
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: Whitman County Commissioners approved a restrictive code on future commercial wind energy projects during a March 2 meeting. The commissioners chambers was packed with people wanting to speak both for and against the proposedâŠ
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County OKs stringent wind turbine rules #WA
Whitman County Commissioners approved a restrictive code on future commercial wind energy projects during a March 2 meeting. The commissioners chambers was packed with people wanting to speak both for and against the proposed stringent new rules. The revised code comes in response to a controversial, commercial wind turbine project. Harvest Hills Wind plans to construct a turbine âfarmâ near Kamiak Butte. Opposition During the meeting, opponents of the new rules said they would potentially make it impossible for any . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/06/county-oks-stringent-wind-turbine-rules/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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(archive: 2006) Oxford Energy Comment May 2005
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: Wind Power in the UK: Has the Sustainable Development Commission Got It Right? Download original document: âOxford Energy Comment May 2005â
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(archive: 2006) Oxford Energy Comment May 2005 #GBR
Wind Power in the UK: Has the Sustainable Development Commission Got It Right? Download original document: âOxford Energy Comment May 2005â
https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/oxford-energy-comment-may-2005/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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(video archive) Industrial Wind Energy Information: Compilation: Impacts of industrial wind power
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Industrial Wind Energy Information
Compilation: Impacts of industrial wind power
https://wind-watch.org/video-compilation.php?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Industrial Wind Energy Quote: âIncreased development of wind turbines does not reduce Danish carbon dioxide emissions.â âFlemming Nissen, Head of Development, Elsam, Denmark
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âIncreased development of wind turbines does not reduce Danish carbon dioxide emissions.â âFlemming Nissen, Head of Development, Elsam, Denmark
https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=197&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Under the Radar | Under Radaren
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: This report examines how the green transition is experienced at close range by citizens, including how planning processes are circumvented and how considerations of democracy, civil rights, nature and local communities are set aside. Research and the number ofâŠ
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Under the Radar | Under Radaren #DNK
This report examines how the green transition is experienced at close range by citizens, including how planning processes are circumvented and how considerations of democracy, civil rights, nature and local communities are set aside. Research and the number of citizen groups (>200) indicate that this is a systemic problem â not isolated cases. Researchers describe it as a âsystem errorâ and characterize the resistance as âsocietal self-defenceâ. Under the Radar brings together five cases, examined in depth. They are stories . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/under-the-radar-under-radaren/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Aerodynamic Wind Turbine Emissions and Vestibulo-Cochlear Coupling: Impulsive Pressure Signatures and Their Health Relevance: Abstract: Wind turbine emissions are commonly interpreted within a classical acoustic framework, extending sound-based concepts into the infrasonic range. This studyâŠ
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Aerodynamic Wind Turbine Emissions and Vestibulo-Cochlear Coupling: Impulsive Pressure Signatures and Their Health Relevance
Abstract: Wind turbine emissions are commonly interpreted within a classical acoustic framework, extending sound-based concepts into the infrasonic range. This study reframes wind turbine emissions as the result of discrete aerodynamic events rather than harmonic sound generation. Rotor-induced flow modulation produces temporally structured, non-harmonic pressure impulses whose periodic repetition yields spectral components without implying oscillatory behavior. These impulse-dominated signals form characteristic wind turbine emission signatures (WTES). Due to their temporal structure and low-frequency pressure gradients, WTES preferentially interact with the . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/aerodynamic-wind-turbine-emissions-and-vestibulo-cochlear-coupling-impulsive-pressure-signatures-and-their-health-relevance/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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(archive: 2014) Overwhelming Grounds for Rejecting Requested Modification 2 for Proposed Capital II Wind Farm
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: The request to modify the Capital II wind farm by increasing rotor blade length should be rejected on at least three grounds: noise impact; visual impact; andâŠ
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(archive: 2014) Overwhelming Grounds for Rejecting Requested Modification 2 for Proposed Capital II Wind Farm #AUS
The request to modify the Capital II wind farm by increasing rotor blade length should be rejected on at least three grounds: noise impact; visual impact; and impact on avifauna. The proposal is misleading and/or totally inadequate in its advice about the effect of the proposal on each of those aspects. Download original document: âOverwhelming Grounds for Rejecting Requested Modification 2 for Proposed Capital II Wind Farmâ
https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/overwhelming-grounds-for-rejecting-requested-modification-2-for-proposed-capital-ii-wind-farm/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Industrial Wind Energy Quote: âEn conclusion il faut refuser les Ă©oliennes situĂ©es Ă moins de 5 km de toute habitation, Ă cause des risques produits par les infrasons. (In conclusion, wind turbines less than 5 km â 3.1 miles â from any residence, must be refused, because of the risks produced byâŠ
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Industrial Wind Energy Quote
âEn conclusion il faut refuser les Ă©oliennes situĂ©es Ă moins de 5 km de toute habitation, Ă cause des risques produits par les infrasons. (In conclusion, wind turbines less than 5 km â 3.1 miles â from any residence, must be refused, because of the risks produced by infrasound.)â âMarjolaine Villey, France, âĂoliennes, sons et infrasons: effet de lâĂ©olien industriel sur la santĂ© des hommesâ (Wind turbines, noise, and infrasound: effect of industrial wind power on human health)
https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=173&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Bute Energy must address concerns over its âincompleteâ Radnor Forest wind farm proposal, say planning inspectors
#WLS
: Campaigners fighting an industrial scale wind farm in Mid Wales have welcomed demands by the Welsh Planning Inspectorate (PEDW) for more information andâŠ
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Bute Energy must address concerns over its âincompleteâ Radnor Forest wind farm proposal, say planning inspectors #WLS
Campaigners fighting an industrial scale wind farm in Mid Wales have welcomed demands by the Welsh Planning Inspectorate (PEDW) for more information and clarity on major aspects of the planning application. Only two weeks after a public consultation on Bute Energyâs Nant Mithil Energy Park application closed, PEDW Inspectors have written to the developers laying out additional requirements. The company now has until March 31 to respond. Local residents and others further afield have been appalled at Bute Energyâs plans . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2026/03/04/bute-energy-must-address-concerns-over-its-incomplete-radnor-forest-wind-farm-proposal-say-planning-inspectors/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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(archive: 2007) Renewable Energy Targets: World Energy Council (WEC) Statement 2003 If, for example, the foremost objective of renewable energy targets is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, other ways of achieving the same goals should also be considered. ReducingâŠ
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(archive: 2007) Renewable Energy Targets
World Energy Council (WEC) Statement 2003 If, for example, the foremost objective of renewable energy targets is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, other ways of achieving the same goals should also be considered. Reducing primary energy consumption by improving efficiency in energy conversion, transportation and use can produce substantial benefits. Modest estimates of the potential for energy savings in buildings, industry and transport in some countries indicate that at least one-third of primary energy consumption could be saved without . . .
https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/renewable-energy-targets/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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(video archive) Wind Turbine Assembly: Time-lapse films of the erection of wind projects and wind turbines
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Wind Turbine Assembly
Time-lapse films of the erection of wind projects and wind turbines
https://wind-watch.org/video-construction2.php?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Industrial Wind Energy Quote: â... it will be the equivalent of a water company only supplying tap water when itâs raining.â âSaiful Islam, U.K.
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â... it will be the equivalent of a water company only supplying tap water when itâs raining.â âSaiful Islam, U.K.
https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=220&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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