10 things to consider before approving another offshore wind farm: A case study for Highland, Scotland #SCT: Abstract: The sea is often seen as an empty and quiet place, and hence, an appealing location for wind farms and related installations. However, the sea is dynamic, there is a wealth of…

(archive: 2014) Low-frequency sound affects active micromechanics in the human inner ear: Summary: Noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most common auditory pathologies, resulting from overstimulation of the human cochlea, an exquisitely sensitive micromechanical device.… #windpower #windenergy

A well of frustration #ON: Christine Burke says the Ford government has reneged on its promise to test the sediment in North Kent’s fouled water wells. Her comments came following a recent letter from the Ministry of Health, asking residents in North Kent to test their wells… #windpower #windenergy

Moose in wind turbine sites need protection #NS: The Moose Conservation Association of Nova Scotia (MCANS) has previously published a position statement, which, in part, underlines the shortcomings of the province’s 2021 recovery plan for mainland moose in regard to wind… #windpower #windenergy

Industrial Wind Energy Quote: “Political language ... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” —George Orwell, “Politics and the English Language” (1946)

Erfassung der nordwestlichen deutschen AWZ im Herbst #DEU: [Bird and marine mammal surveys in German North Sea zones designated for offshore windpower development – The survey flights (September 9 and 29, 2025) were carried out by the umbrella organization of German avifaunists (DDA) as part of the…

#Seabirds at risk: Common Guillemots concentrate for moulting where wind farms are planned in the German North Sea: see latest aerial suveys by #DDA in September 2025: www.dda-web.de/downloads/ma...

(archive: 2011) Wisconsin Citizens Safe Wind Siting Guidelines #WI: Created by the following organizations: BCCRWE, Brown County Citizens for Responsible Wind Energy – Brown County CCCRE, Calumet County Citizens for Responsible Energy – Calumet County Concerned Citizens of… #windpower #windenergy

(video archive) Burning Wind Turbine (Rexville, N.Y.): Burning wind turbine in Rexville, N.Y. #windpower #windenergy

‘Onshore No More’: Alba Party launch campaign against wind farms #SCT: Alba Party leader Kenny MacAskill has launched a campaign to oppose any new onshore wind farms at an event in Inverness. Mr MacAskill released a policy paper titled “Onshore No More! The Case for Ending… #windpower #windenergy

Industrial Wind Energy Quote: “Neighbors are far better acoustic analyzers for determining the quality of their life versus any acoustic instrument left unattended by an expert.” —Stephen Ambrose, Me., acoustical engineer

Anthropogenic noise triggers mortality and molecular stress in the copper-blooded marine invertebrate: The horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus): Highlights: Noise causes dose-dependent mortality and behavioral changes in Tachypleus tridentatus. Acoustic stress induces oxidative damage and…

Wind turbine noise annoyance – an interdisciplinary three-year field study #DEU: Abstract: Concerns have been raised about the effects of wind turbine (WT) sounds on the well-being of residents. Based on stress psychological models noise annoyance is an indicator connected to well-being. Still…

Wind energy is not sustainable when balanced by fossil energy #IRL: Highlights: Life-cycle analyses of wind in grids have many significant shortcomings today. Wind displaces far less emissions than typically assessed today. Wind does reduce emissions but insufficiently to qualify as sustainable.…

(archive: 2008) Hatchet Ridge Wind Project: Comments to the Shasta County Board of Supervisors #CA: I am submitting comments to the Shasta County Board of Supervisors because the Board has been asked to make a ruling on whether to approve or not approve the Hatchet Ridge Wind… #windpower #windenergy

Swellendam illegally providing town’s potable water to windpower facility, say residents #ZAF: The Swellendam municipality in the Western Cape, where the biggest wind farm in South Africa is being built, appears to be deceiving both town residents and the project developers… #windpower #windenergy

(archive: 2008) Lightning Hazard Reduction at Wind Farms: Go to: “Lightning Hazard Reduction at Wind Farms” #windpower #windenergy

Industrial Wind Energy Quote: “The distinction between wind and wind energy is critical. The wind itself is free, but wind energy is anything but.” —Drew Thornley, “Texas Wind Energy: Past, Present, and Future”

Wind turbine noise annoyance – an interdisciplinary three-year field study #DEU: Abstract: Concerns have been raised about the effects of wind turbine (WT) sounds on the well-being of residents. Based on stress psychological models noise annoyance is an indicator connected to well-being. Still…

Anthropogenic noise triggers mortality and molecular stress in the copper-blooded marine invertebrate: The horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus): Highlights: Noise causes dose-dependent mortality and behavioral changes in Tachypleus tridentatus. Acoustic stress induces oxidative damage and…

Wind energy is not sustainable when balanced by fossil energy #IRL: Highlights: Life-cycle analyses of wind in grids have many significant shortcomings today. Wind displaces far less emissions than typically assessed today. Wind does reduce emissions but insufficiently to qualify as sustainable.…

(archive: 2006) Why wind power works for Denmark #DNK #GBR: Published in Civil Engineering, Vol. 58, May 2005, pages 66-72. “Denmark is exporting most of its wildly fluctuating wind power to larger neighbours while finding other solutions for supply and demand at home.”… #windpower #windenergy

Paulinet. Une enquête de gendarmerie ouverte suite à la chute d’un mât éolien #FRA: [Last week, a 103-meter measuring mast, installed since September on private land in the northeast of the town of Paulinet as part of a feasibility study for a future wind farm, suddenly… #windpower #windenergy

New Jersey offshore wind project canceled by developer #NJ: An attorney representing Invenergy told the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in a Friday filing that the company’s 2.4-GW offshore wind project, Leading Light Wind, is canceled. Invenergy “has determined it… #windpower #windenergy

Rhode Island Energy ends offshore wind talks with SouthCoast Wind #RI: Rhode Island Energy has cut off negotiations with SouthCoast Wind, meaning the state’s largest utility will not procure 200 megawatts of offshore wind energy from the project under development by Ocean… #windpower #windenergy

Residents deliver 850-signature petition urging stricter wind-turbine setbacks and height limits #IA: Residents deliver 850-signature petition urging stricter wind-turbine setbacks and height limits Brad Coates, a county resident, presented two petitions to the Des Moines… #windpower #windenergy

Industrial Wind Energy Quote: “In time, as with all modest places of few votes, Government would be looking the other way when its policies closed Faha’s post office, barracks, primary school, surgery, chemist, and lastly the pubs. In time, the windmills would be coming. Gairdín na scoile and Páirc…

Well Hidden and Distorted Costs of Renewables: A Comprehensive Comparison of Wind Power and Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Plant #USA: I. Introduction: The Critical Need for Reliable Power in an Electrified World Wind power looks cheap on paper thanks to metrics like LCOE, but making it as reliable and…

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(archive: 2008) Goodwill payments: Do they benefit communities or bring planning into disrepute? #ENG #GBR: The UK is seeing a growth in the development of wind power generation as the Government seeks to meet EU renewable energy targets. Wind energy developments can often… #windpower #windenergy

(archive: 2010) Bat in the Wind Turbine Facility … Today’s Canary in the Coal Mine: The notion that the wind industry is predominantly made up of small, environmentally conscious operations is one that must be quickly dispelled. These are large, corporate-scale utility… #windpower #windenergy

Wind turbine site near Plymouth cranberry bog shut down after blade plunged to ground; probe underway #MA: Four wind turbines have been shut down in Plymouth after a blade detached and fell into a cranberry bog, officials said Wednesday. “We have started an exhaustive root… #windpower #windenergy

Outcry over plans to park wind farm parts in Highland beauty spot #SCT: Communities along the Inner Moray Firth say they are concerned by plans to park parts for floating wind turbines at two sites just offshore. Areas of seabed off Nairn, Culbin and Findhorn could be used as… #windpower #windenergy

Hundreds voice fears over wind turbine storage plans at public meeting #SCT: Residents from Nairn to Burghead and beyond voiced concerns about proposed anchors being installed for the temporary storage of offshore wind turbine parts. A public meeting drew a crowd of more than… #windpower #windenergy

(archive: 2012) Abgeriegelte Westküste — The Forbidden Coast #DEU: Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany – [http://www.windwahn....#DEUAnd all over the countryside, he knew, on every crest and hill, where once the… #windpower #windenergy

Industrial Wind Energy Quote: “Wind turbines and solar panels will not replace the need for existing sources of reliable, on-demand generation. The conventional grid must be maintained and paid for. Renewables only add to that cost.” —Steve Thurston, “Adding insult to insanity”, Vt. Daily…

Varför ökar äggmortaliteten i närheten av en ny vindkraftsanläggning? #SWE: [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…

(archive: 2010) Brown County landowner regrets signing on with wind developer #WI: 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… #windpower #windenergy

That's oversimplistic. What if wind displaces hydro? What if gas plants are forced to operate less efficiently (ie, with more emissions)? What if coal plants are simply switched to spinning reserve (ie, still burning fuel but not generating electricity)? What if demand increases?

Concern raised over proposed wind farm near Greater Flamingo Sanctuary in Dhanushkodi #IND: A proposal to establish a 50-MW demonstration wind farm in Dhanushkodi in Rameswaram taluk has drawn concern from local residents and environmentalists over possible ecological impacts… #windpower #windenergy

Industrial Wind Energy Quote: “Try to imagine if someone was tapping you all the time. At first it wouldn’t bother you. But over time you just become really sensitized and irritated.” —Sally Wylie, Vinalhaven, Maine

Efficient finite difference modeling of infrasound propagation in realistic 3D domains: Validation with wind turbine measurements #SWE: ABSTRACT: We present a high-fidelity simulation tool for accurate acoustic modeling across a wide range of applications. The numerical method is based on…

(archive: 2014) Patterns of Avian and Bat Mortality at a Utility-Scaled Wind Farm on the Southern High Plains: ABSTRACT: Wind energy has been utilized commercially in the United States since the 1970s. Empirical evidence suggests that direct collision mortalities of avian and… #windpower #windenergy

Wind turbine opponents question silence of outdoor groups #NL: The Churchill Falls MOU dominated Newfoundland and Labrador’s recent election campaign, during which very little was said by candidates from any party about wind energy proposals. But the opponents of industrial… #windpower #windenergy

Industrial Wind Energy Quote: “Wind’s unpredictability means it truly has no generating capacity value, and its construction will not displace building any new coal or natural gas generating capacity. Grid reserve margins require wind-backup, and the inefficiency of quickly firing up a natural gas…

Varför ökar äggmortaliteten i närheten av en ny vindkraftsanläggning? #SWE: [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…

(archive: 2025) 10 things to consider before approving another offshore wind farm: A case study for Highland, Scotland #SCT: Abstract: The sea is often seen as an empty and quiet place, and hence, an appealing location for wind farms and related installations. However, the… #windpower #windenergy

Wind of Change: Mapping Wind Energy Growth and Multi-Species Vulnerability in Sardinia, Mediterranean #ITA: ABSTRACT: The rapid expansion of wind energy across the Mediterranean region calls for more advanced tools to assess and mitigate its impacts on biodiversity. In this study, we present an…

Wind turbine storage plans spark safety and wildlife fears #SCT: Campaigners warn FLOW-park plans will endanger lives, damage coastline and harm marine life. Communities fear a green energy project could destroy businesses and wildlife along a 20-mile stretch of the Moray… #windpower #windenergy

Efficient finite difference modeling of infrasound propagation in realistic 3D domains: Validation with wind turbine measurements #SWE: ABSTRACT: We present a high-fidelity simulation tool for accurate acoustic modeling across a wide range of applications. The numerical method is based on…