#NY New York State Great Lakes Wind Energy Feasibility Study

[from Summary:] Based on the totality of this analysis, this concludes that Great Lakes Wind currently does not offer a unique, critical, or cost-effective contribution toward the achievement of New York State’s Climate Act goals beyond what existing, more cost-competitive programs are currently expected to deliver. This conclusion is based on a fulsome analysis of the resource development costs, ratepayer impacts, expected State benefits, transmission and interconnection limitations, infrastructure and supply chain constraints, visual impacts, and potential environmental impacts of . . .
http://dlvr.it/SgBl2P

Wind turbine fire in Losheim am See, Germany

Wind turbine fire in Losheim am See (Saarland), Germany, 28 December 2022 - photo by Losheim am See fire brigade
http://dlvr.it/Sg8llF

#ON Estimation of spatiotemporal trends in bat abundance from mortality data collected at wind turbines

Abstract: Renewable energy sources, such as wind energy, are essential tools for reducing the causes of climate change, but wind turbines can pose a collision risk for bats. To date, the population-level effects of wind-related mortality have been estimated for only 1 bat species. To estimate temporal trends in bat abundance, we considered wind turbines as opportunistic sampling tools for flying bats (analogous to fishing nets), where catch per unit effort (carcass abundance per monitored turbine) is a proxy for . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sfyh8G

#DEU Diet analysis of bats killed at wind turbines suggests large-scale losses of trophic interactions

[Abstract] Agricultural practice has led to landscape simplification and biodiversity decline, yet recently, energy-producing infrastructures, such as wind turbines, have been added to these simplified agroecosystems, turning them into multi-functional energy-agroecosystems. Here, we studied the trophic interactions of bats killed at wind turbines using a DNA metabarcoding approach to shed light on how turbine-related bat fatalities may possibly affect local habitats. Specifically, we identified insect DNA in the stomachs of common noctule bats (Nyctalus noctula) killed by wind turbines in . . .
http://dlvr.it/SfwkGj

#USA Federal Support for Developing, Producing, and Using Fuels and Energy Technologies (2016)

Table 1. Energy-Related Tax Preferences, 2016 Type of Fuel or Technology Supported Tax Preference Estimated Total Cost(Billions of Dollars) Expiration Date Tax Preferences Affecting Income Taxes Renewable Energy Credits for the production of electricity from renewable resources 3.4 Various Credits for investments in solar and geothermal equipment, fuel cells, and microturbines 2.6 Various Credit for investment in advanced energy property, including property used in producing energy from wind, the sun, or geothermal sources 0.3 Fixed $2.3 billion in credit; available . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sfv3nC

#DEU Insect fatalities at wind turbines as biodiversity sinks

[Abstract] Evidence is accumulating that insects are frequently killed by operating wind turbines, yet it is poorly understood if these fatalities cause population declines and changes in assemblage structures on various spatial scales. Current observations suggest that mostly hill-topping, swarming, and migrating insects interact with wind turbines. Recently, the annual loss of insect biomass at wind turbines was estimated for Germany to amount to 1,200t for the plant growth period, which equates to about 1.2 trillion killed insects per year, . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sftt6V

#NLD Windparken mengen zich in het weer [Wind facilities interfere with the weather]

Uit een recente studie met het KNMI weermodel blijkt dat windparken het weer beïnvloeden. De wind in de buurt van windparken neemt gemiddeld af en ook de temperatuur en luchtvochtigheid veranderen. Het is niet zo dat windenergie klimaatverandering veroorzaakt want het effect van windparken op het weer is plaatselijk. Toch is het effect in bepaalde weersituaties op grote afstand van het windpark nog merkbaar. Windparken zijn atmosfeer-mixers  Draaiende rotorbladen van een windturbine zetten bewegingsenergie van de wind om in elektriciteit. . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sfcmx1

#NLD Geluid van industrie?le windturbines: de relatie met gezondheid

Industrial wind turbine noise: the association with human health [abstract] Climate targets will provide the Netherlands with more and higher industrial wind turbines that produce various ‘side effects’, including noise pollution and annoyance. Especially low-frequency noise and infrasonic vibrations can be detected more than 10 km away. In neighbouring residential areas, long-term exposure, especially at night, leads to sleep disturbances, with secondary symptoms, that may be associated with, for example, delay in cognitive development of children. More research is needed. . . .
http://dlvr.it/SfZRKy

#DEU Offshore wind farms are projected to impact primary production and bottom water deoxygenation in the North Sea

Abstract – The wind wake effect of offshore wind farms affects the hydrodynamic conditions in the ocean, which has been hypothesized to impact marine primary production. So far only little is known about the ecosystem response to wind wakes under the premises of large offshore wind farm clusters. Here we show, via numerical modeling, that the associated wind wakes in the North Sea provoke large-scale changes in annual primary production with local changes of up to ±10% not only at the offshore . . .
http://dlvr.it/SfZ6JJ

#NLD Geluid van industrie?le windturbines: de relatie met gezondheid

Industrial wind turbine noise: the association with human health [abstract] Climate targets will provide the Netherlands with more and higher industrial wind turbines that produce various ‘side effects’, including noise pollution and annoyance. Especially low-frequency noise and infrasonic vibrations can be detected more than 10 km away. In neighbouring residential areas, long-term exposure, especially at night, leads to sleep disturbances, with secondary symptoms, that may be associated with, for example, delay in cognitive development of children. More research is needed. . . .
http://dlvr.it/SfV4dJ

Greece - mountaintop foundation excavation

Argithéa, Greece
http://dlvr.it/SfJRdZ

#ON Estimation of spatiotemporal trends in bat abundance from mortality data collected at wind turbines

Abstract: Renewable energy sources, such as wind energy, are essential tools for reducing the causes of climate change, but wind turbines can pose a collision risk for bats. To date, the population-level effects of wind-related mortality have been estimated for only 1 bat species. To estimate temporal trends in bat abundance, we considered wind turbines as opportunistic sampling tools for flying bats (analogous to fishing nets), where catch per unit effort (carcass abundance per monitored turbine) is a proxy for . . .
http://dlvr.it/SfBdgD

#DEU Diet analysis of bats killed at wind turbines suggests large-scale losses of trophic interactions

[Abstract] Agricultural practice has led to landscape simplification and biodiversity decline, yet recently, energy-producing infrastructures, such as wind turbines, have been added to these simplified agroecosystems, turning them into multi-functional energy-agroecosystems. Here, we studied the trophic interactions of bats killed at wind turbines using a DNA metabarcoding approach to shed light on how turbine-related bat fatalities may possibly affect local habitats. Specifically, we identified insect DNA in the stomachs of common noctule bats (Nyctalus noctula) killed by wind turbines in . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sf8gW3

#USA Federal Support for Developing, Producing, and Using Fuels and Energy Technologies (2016)

Table 1. Energy-Related Tax Preferences, 2016 Type of Fuel or Technology Supported Tax Preference Estimated Total Cost(Billions of Dollars) Expiration Date Tax Preferences Affecting Income Taxes Renewable Energy Credits for the production of electricity from renewable resources 3.4 Various Credits for investments in solar and geothermal equipment, fuel cells, and microturbines 2.6 Various Credit for investment in advanced energy property, including property used in producing energy from wind, the sun, or geothermal sources 0.3 Fixed $2.3 billion in credit; available . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sf6WvF

#ON Estimation of spatiotemporal trends in bat abundance from mortality data collected at wind turbines

Abstract: Renewable energy sources, such as wind energy, are essential tools for reducing the causes of climate change, but wind turbines can pose a collision risk for bats. To date, the population-level effects of wind-related mortality have been estimated for only 1 bat species. To estimate temporal trends in bat abundance, we considered wind turbines as opportunistic sampling tools for flying bats (analogous to fishing nets), where catch per unit effort (carcass abundance per monitored turbine) is a proxy for . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sf6H64

#DEU Insect fatalities at wind turbines as biodiversity sinks

[Abstract] Evidence is accumulating that insects are frequently killed by operating wind turbines, yet it is poorly understood if these fatalities cause population declines and changes in assemblage structures on various spatial scales. Current observations suggest that mostly hill-topping, swarming, and migrating insects interact with wind turbines. Recently, the annual loss of insect biomass at wind turbines was estimated for Germany to amount to 1,200t for the plant growth period, which equates to about 1.2 trillion killed insects per year, . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sf6Dq9

#DEU Diet analysis of bats killed at wind turbines suggests large-scale losses of trophic interactions

[Abstract] Agricultural practice has led to landscape simplification and biodiversity decline, yet recently, energy-producing infrastructures, such as wind turbines, have been added to these simplified agroecosystems, turning them into multi-functional energy-agroecosystems. Here, we studied the trophic interactions of bats killed at wind turbines using a DNA metabarcoding approach to shed light on how turbine-related bat fatalities may possibly affect local habitats. Specifically, we identified insect DNA in the stomachs of common noctule bats (Nyctalus noctula) killed by wind turbines in . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sf3Lrn

#USA Federal Support for Developing, Producing, and Using Fuels and Energy Technologies (2016)

Table 1. Energy-Related Tax Preferences, 2016 Type of Fuel or Technology Supported Tax Preference Estimated Total Cost(Billions of Dollars) Expiration Date Tax Preferences Affecting Income Taxes Renewable Energy Credits for the production of electricity from renewable resources 3.4 Various Credits for investments in solar and geothermal equipment, fuel cells, and microturbines 2.6 Various Credit for investment in advanced energy property, including property used in producing energy from wind, the sun, or geothermal sources 0.3 Fixed $2.3 billion in credit; available . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sf0Xml

#DEU Insect fatalities at wind turbines as biodiversity sinks

[Abstract] Evidence is accumulating that insects are frequently killed by operating wind turbines, yet it is poorly understood if these fatalities cause population declines and changes in assemblage structures on various spatial scales. Current observations suggest that mostly hill-topping, swarming, and migrating insects interact with wind turbines. Recently, the annual loss of insect biomass at wind turbines was estimated for Germany to amount to 1,200t for the plant growth period, which equates to about 1.2 trillion killed insects per year, . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sf0F6z

#NLD Windparken mengen zich in het weer [Wind facilities interfere with the weather]

Uit een recente studie met het KNMI weermodel blijkt dat windparken het weer beïnvloeden. De wind in de buurt van windparken neemt gemiddeld af en ook de temperatuur en luchtvochtigheid veranderen. Het is niet zo dat windenergie klimaatverandering veroorzaakt want het effect van windparken op het weer is plaatselijk. Toch is het effect in bepaalde weersituaties op grote afstand van het windpark nog merkbaar. Windparken zijn atmosfeer-mixers  Draaiende rotorbladen van een windturbine zetten bewegingsenergie van de wind om in elektriciteit. . . .
http://dlvr.it/SdqY0Z

#DEU Offshore wind farms are projected to impact primary production and bottom water deoxygenation in the North Sea

Abstract – The wind wake effect of offshore wind farms affects the hydrodynamic conditions in the ocean, which has been hypothesized to impact marine primary production. So far only little is known about the ecosystem response to wind wakes under the premises of large offshore wind farm clusters. Here we show, via numerical modeling, that the associated wind wakes in the North Sea provoke large-scale changes in annual primary production with local changes of up to ±10% not only at the offshore . . .
http://dlvr.it/SdnSn8

#NLD Windparken mengen zich in het weer [Wind facilities interfere with the weather]

Uit een recente studie met het KNMI weermodel blijkt dat windparken het weer beïnvloeden. De wind in de buurt van windparken neemt gemiddeld af en ook de temperatuur en luchtvochtigheid veranderen. Het is niet zo dat windenergie klimaatverandering veroorzaakt want het effect van windparken op het weer is plaatselijk. Toch is het effect in bepaalde weersituaties op grote afstand van het windpark nog merkbaar. Windparken zijn atmosfeer-mixers  Draaiende rotorbladen van een windturbine zetten bewegingsenergie van de wind om in elektriciteit. . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sdl2lC

#AUS A wind farm on or adjoining your property? – A guide to what you need to know

The Western Australian Government is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050. In doing so, energy companies are under increasing pressure to reduce emissions and adopt low or no carbon technologies. The South West Interconnected System has recently doubled in size and includes the 51 turbine Yandin Wind Farm opened in May 2021. Currently, there are plans underway for installation of a further 42 turbine wind farm in the Shires of Kojonup and Broomehill-Tambellup. Rural landowners are coming under . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sdh9dP

#DEU Offshore wind farms are projected to impact primary production and bottom water deoxygenation in the North Sea

Abstract – The wind wake effect of offshore wind farms affects the hydrodynamic conditions in the ocean, which has been hypothesized to impact marine primary production. So far only little is known about the ecosystem response to wind wakes under the premises of large offshore wind farm clusters. Here we show, via numerical modeling, that the associated wind wakes in the North Sea provoke large-scale changes in annual primary production with local changes of up to ±10% not only at the offshore . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sdgyy7

Biden Administration’s Offshore Wind Fantasy

As this report will demonstrate, the realities of offshore wind planning, development, and construction render the president’s goal unachievable. A single offshore wind project can easily take longer than a decade to develop. Although numerous projects scheduled to be built before 2030 have been announced in the last decade, only one—the 800-MW Vineyard Wind project, to be built off the Massachusetts coast south of Martha’s Vineyard—has begun preliminary construction. And that project is facing at least three lawsuits that are . . .
http://dlvr.it/SddX5s

Disused wind turbine blades

Disused wind turbine blades dumped in Ravenshoe, Queensland, Australia
http://dlvr.it/SdVSnv

#CO Impact Analysis of the Niyol Wind Farm on Surrounding Rural Residential and Agricultural Land Values in Logan County, Colorado

Prepared for Concerned Citizens for a Safe Logan County, Sterling, Colorado, by Forensic Appraisal Group, Neenah, Wisconsin – June 11, 2020 This report was contracted by Concerned Citizens for a Safe Logan County for our opinion on how the 200.8MW Niyol Wind LLC will impact rural residential and agricultural farm values within the wind farm footprint and 1-mile outside of this zone of this proposed wind farm. Niyol Wind is a wholly owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy. The wind farm is . . .
http://dlvr.it/SdBghX

Ground motions induced by wind turbines

Abstract – Wind flow transfers forces to the wind turbine’s rotor blades. These then set the rotor in motion. The hub and the gearbox, where present, transfer this rotational energy to the generator for conversion into electrical power. All the rotating components have significant mass and are located at the head of a slender, elastic load-bearing tower in which they induce dynamic effects. The resulting vibrations, generated at the upper end of the tower, are modified by the dynamic properties of . . .
http://dlvr.it/SdBW7R

Wind turbine landscape in Italy


http://dlvr.it/Sd2fd7

#AUS A wind farm on or adjoining your property? – A guide to what you need to know

The Western Australian Government is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050. In doing so, energy companies are under increasing pressure to reduce emissions and adopt low or no carbon technologies. The South West Interconnected System has recently doubled in size and includes the 51 turbine Yandin Wind Farm opened in May 2021. Currently, there are plans underway for installation of a further 42 turbine wind farm in the Shires of Kojonup and Broomehill-Tambellup. Rural landowners are coming under . . .
http://dlvr.it/SctKh5

Biden Administration’s Offshore Wind Fantasy

As this report will demonstrate, the realities of offshore wind planning, development, and construction render the president’s goal unachievable. A single offshore wind project can easily take longer than a decade to develop. Although numerous projects scheduled to be built before 2030 have been announced in the last decade, only one—the 800-MW Vineyard Wind project, to be built off the Massachusetts coast south of Martha’s Vineyard—has begun preliminary construction. And that project is facing at least three lawsuits that are . . .
http://dlvr.it/Scqftq

#AUS A wind farm on or adjoining your property? – A guide to what you need to know

The Western Australian Government is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050. In doing so, energy companies are under increasing pressure to reduce emissions and adopt low or no carbon technologies. The South West Interconnected System has recently doubled in size and includes the 51 turbine Yandin Wind Farm opened in May 2021. Currently, there are plans underway for installation of a further 42 turbine wind farm in the Shires of Kojonup and Broomehill-Tambellup. Rural landowners are coming under . . .
http://dlvr.it/Scm63v

Scream


http://dlvr.it/SclmHm

Biden Administration’s Offshore Wind Fantasy

As this report will demonstrate, the realities of offshore wind planning, development, and construction render the president’s goal unachievable. A single offshore wind project can easily take longer than a decade to develop. Although numerous projects scheduled to be built before 2030 have been announced in the last decade, only one—the 800-MW Vineyard Wind project, to be built off the Massachusetts coast south of Martha’s Vineyard—has begun preliminary construction. And that project is facing at least three lawsuits that are . . .
http://dlvr.it/ScjfYF

Full Cost of Electricity “FCOE” and Energy Returns “eROI”

Abstract Understanding electricity generation’s true cost is paramount to choosing and prioritizing our future energy systems. This paper introduces the full cost of electricity (FCOE) and discusses energy returns (eROI). The authors conclude with suggestions for energy policy considering the new challenges that come with global efforts to “decarbonize”. In 2021, debate started to occur regarding energy security (or rather electricity security) which was driven by an increase in electricity demand, shortage of energy raw material supply, insufficient electricity generation . . .
http://dlvr.it/SchsbT

Emden, Germany

Emden, Germany, 2017
http://dlvr.it/ScYQWn

#NOR Magnetic fields produced by subsea high-voltage direct current cables reduce swimming activity of haddock larvae (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

Abstract – High-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cables are used to transport power between locations and from/to nearshore and offshore facilities. HVDC cables produce magnetic fields (B-fields) that could impact marine fish. Atlantic haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) is a demersal fish that is at risk of exposure to anthropogenic B-fields. Their larvae drift over the continental shelf, and use the Earth’s magnetic field for orientation during dispersal. Therefore, anthropogenic magnetic fields from HVDC cables could alter their behavior. We tested the behavior . . .
http://dlvr.it/ScYNlb

#CO Impact Analysis of the Niyol Wind Farm on Surrounding Rural Residential and Agricultural Land Values in Logan County, Colorado

Prepared for Concerned Citizens for a Safe Logan County, Sterling, Colorado, by Forensic Appraisal Group, Neenah, Wisconsin – June 11, 2020 This report was contracted by Concerned Citizens for a Safe Logan County for our opinion on how the 200.8MW Niyol Wind LLC will impact rural residential and agricultural farm values within the wind farm footprint and 1-mile outside of this zone of this proposed wind farm. Niyol Wind is a wholly owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy. The wind farm is . . .
http://dlvr.it/ScNBP2

Ground motions induced by wind turbines

Abstract – Wind flow transfers forces to the wind turbine’s rotor blades. These then set the rotor in motion. The hub and the gearbox, where present, transfer this rotational energy to the generator for conversion into electrical power. All the rotating components have significant mass and are located at the head of a slender, elastic load-bearing tower in which they induce dynamic effects. The resulting vibrations, generated at the upper end of the tower, are modified by the dynamic properties of . . .
http://dlvr.it/ScN1y3

#CO Impact Analysis of the Niyol Wind Farm on Surrounding Rural Residential and Agricultural Land Values in Logan County, Colorado

Prepared for Concerned Citizens for a Safe Logan County, Sterling, Colorado, by Forensic Appraisal Group, Neenah, Wisconsin – June 11, 2020 This report was contracted by Concerned Citizens for a Safe Logan County for our opinion on how the 200.8MW Niyol Wind LLC will impact rural residential and agricultural farm values within the wind farm footprint and 1-mile outside of this zone of this proposed wind farm. Niyol Wind is a wholly owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy. The wind farm is . . .
http://dlvr.it/ScHJQd

Ground motions induced by wind turbines

Abstract – Wind flow transfers forces to the wind turbine’s rotor blades. These then set the rotor in motion. The hub and the gearbox, where present, transfer this rotational energy to the generator for conversion into electrical power. All the rotating components have significant mass and are located at the head of a slender, elastic load-bearing tower in which they induce dynamic effects. The resulting vibrations, generated at the upper end of the tower, are modified by the dynamic properties of . . .
http://dlvr.it/ScHBXq

#DEU Emergence of Large-Scale Hydrodynamic Structures Due to Atmospheric Offshore Wind Farm Wakes

[Conclusion] … Over time, the extraction of energy by offshore wind farms results in extensive areas of reduced wind speed and subsequently the decrease of the shear-driven forcing at the sea surface boundary. As this reduces the momentum transfer from the atmosphere into the ocean, horizontal velocities and turbulent mixing initially decrease several tens of kilometers around offshore wind farms. Thereby the induced perturbations imply significant changes for the residual currents in the respective areas. Furthermore, convergence and divergence of . . .
http://dlvr.it/ScFZGV

#MO Understanding the Opposition: From a Knox County Land Owner

“There are four of us leading this battle in Knox County [Missouri]. (We are all land owners, three of us are “Century Farms”). I can tell you they are smooth. Tenaska had been invited in by a local lawyer. From there they “quietly” approached land owners promising high payments for their land to be leased. “All you have to do is sign the contract”. Well … inside this contract is a “gag order” – meaning you cannot discuss said project . . .
http://dlvr.it/ScBR97

#DEU Emergence of Large-Scale Hydrodynamic Structures Due to Atmospheric Offshore Wind Farm Wakes

[Conclusion] … Over time, the extraction of energy by offshore wind farms results in extensive areas of reduced wind speed and subsequently the decrease of the shear-driven forcing at the sea surface boundary. As this reduces the momentum transfer from the atmosphere into the ocean, horizontal velocities and turbulent mixing initially decrease several tens of kilometers around offshore wind farms. Thereby the induced perturbations imply significant changes for the residual currents in the respective areas. Furthermore, convergence and divergence of . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sc7Mvt

Pre-Sleep Cognitive Arousal and Sleep Misperception

Pre-Sleep Cognitive Arousal Is Negatively Associated with Sleep Misperception in Healthy Sleepers during Habitual Environmental Noise Exposure: An Actigraphy Study Abstract – Specific noises (e.g., traffic or wind turbines) can disrupt sleep and potentially cause a mismatch between subjective sleep and objective sleep (i.e., “sleep misperception”). Some individuals are likely to be more vulnerable than others to noise-related sleep disturbances, potentially as a result of increased pre-sleep cognitive arousal. The aim of the present study was to examine the relationships between . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sc3NNx

Ici le gouvernement préserve le climat.

Here the government saves the climate.
http://dlvr.it/Sc0d2C

Full Cost of Electricity “FCOE” and Energy Returns “eROI”

Abstract Understanding electricity generation’s true cost is paramount to choosing and prioritizing our future energy systems. This paper introduces the full cost of electricity (FCOE) and discusses energy returns (eROI). The authors conclude with suggestions for energy policy considering the new challenges that come with global efforts to “decarbonize”. In 2021, debate started to occur regarding energy security (or rather electricity security) which was driven by an increase in electricity demand, shortage of energy raw material supply, insufficient electricity generation . . .
http://dlvr.it/SbvjG0

Full Cost of Electricity “FCOE” and Energy Returns “eROI”

Abstract Understanding electricity generation’s true cost is paramount to choosing and prioritizing our future energy systems. This paper introduces the full cost of electricity (FCOE) and discusses energy returns (eROI). The authors conclude with suggestions for energy policy considering the new challenges that come with global efforts to “decarbonize”. In 2021, debate started to occur regarding energy security (or rather electricity security) which was driven by an increase in electricity demand, shortage of energy raw material supply, insufficient electricity generation . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sbp2zk

#NOR Magnetic fields produced by subsea high-voltage direct current cables reduce swimming activity of haddock larvae (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

Abstract – High-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cables are used to transport power between locations and from/to nearshore and offshore facilities. HVDC cables produce magnetic fields (B-fields) that could impact marine fish. Atlantic haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) is a demersal fish that is at risk of exposure to anthropogenic B-fields. Their larvae drift over the continental shelf, and use the Earth’s magnetic field for orientation during dispersal. Therefore, anthropogenic magnetic fields from HVDC cables could alter their behavior. We tested the behavior . . .
http://dlvr.it/SblM3G

Wind and Solar—The Penetration Problem: The More You Do, The Harder It Gets

There seems to be a belief that increasing the level of wind and solar projects will make subsequent progress with these resources easier. Nothing could be further from the truth. Increasing penetration levels of wind and solar is like a Sisyphean task, except that it is worse. The challenge may be better understood as akin to pushing a huge rock which is getting heavier and heavier, up a hill of a steeper and steeper slope while the ground below gets . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sbhydz

Fire in Williamsburg, Iowa

Wind turbine fire, Williamsburg, Iowa, October 24, 2022 - photo by Williamsburg Fire Department
http://dlvr.it/SbhM4s

#NOR Magnetic fields produced by subsea high-voltage direct current cables reduce swimming activity of haddock larvae (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

Abstract – High-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cables are used to transport power between locations and from/to nearshore and offshore facilities. HVDC cables produce magnetic fields (B-fields) that could impact marine fish. Atlantic haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) is a demersal fish that is at risk of exposure to anthropogenic B-fields. Their larvae drift over the continental shelf, and use the Earth’s magnetic field for orientation during dispersal. Therefore, anthropogenic magnetic fields from HVDC cables could alter their behavior. We tested the behavior . . .
http://dlvr.it/SbdCbJ

#USA Wind turbine wakes can impact down-wind vegetation greenness

Abstract—Global wind energy has expanded 5-fold since 2010 and is predicted to expand another 8–10-fold over the next 30 years. Wakes generated by wind turbines can alter downwind microclimates and potentially downwind vegetation. However, the design of past studies has made it difficult to isolate the impact of wake effects on vegetation from land cover change. We used hourly wind data to model wake and non-wake zones around 17 wind facilities across the U.S. and compared remotely-sensed vegetation greenness in . . .
http://dlvr.it/SbQcqY

#MO Understanding the Opposition: From a Knox County Land Owner

“There are four of us leading this battle in Knox County [Missouri]. (We are all land owners, three of us are “Century Farms”). I can tell you they are smooth. Tenaska had been invited in by a local lawyer. From there they “quietly” approached land owners promising high payments for their land to be leased. “All you have to do is sign the contract”. Well … inside this contract is a “gag order” – meaning you cannot discuss said project . . .
http://dlvr.it/SbN6lF

#MO Understanding the Opposition: From a Knox County Land Owner

“There are four of us leading this battle in Knox County [Missouri]. (We are all land owners, three of us are “Century Farms”). I can tell you they are smooth. Tenaska had been invited in by a local lawyer. From there they “quietly” approached land owners promising high payments for their land to be leased. “All you have to do is sign the contract”. Well … inside this contract is a “gag order” – meaning you cannot discuss said project . . .
http://dlvr.it/SbFWr2

Pre-Sleep Cognitive Arousal and Sleep Misperception

Pre-Sleep Cognitive Arousal Is Negatively Associated with Sleep Misperception in Healthy Sleepers during Habitual Environmental Noise Exposure: An Actigraphy Study Abstract – Specific noises (e.g., traffic or wind turbines) can disrupt sleep and potentially cause a mismatch between subjective sleep and objective sleep (i.e., “sleep misperception”). Some individuals are likely to be more vulnerable than others to noise-related sleep disturbances, potentially as a result of increased pre-sleep cognitive arousal. The aim of the present study was to examine the relationships between . . .
http://dlvr.it/SbDYRZ

#OH Crawford Anti-Wind campaign spots

Crawford Anti-Wind
http://dlvr.it/Sb7jMY

Pre-Sleep Cognitive Arousal and Sleep Misperception

Pre-Sleep Cognitive Arousal Is Negatively Associated with Sleep Misperception in Healthy Sleepers during Habitual Environmental Noise Exposure: An Actigraphy Study Abstract – Specific noises (e.g., traffic or wind turbines) can disrupt sleep and potentially cause a mismatch between subjective sleep and objective sleep (i.e., “sleep misperception”). Some individuals are likely to be more vulnerable than others to noise-related sleep disturbances, potentially as a result of increased pre-sleep cognitive arousal. The aim of the present study was to examine the relationships between . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sb7TrT

Call for Papers — Tenth International Conference on Wind Turbine Noise

Wind Turbine Noise 2023 June 21-23, 2023 Trinity Business School, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland https://www.windturbinenoise.eu/content/conferences/10-wind-turbine-noise-2023/ This is our tenth Wind Turbine Noise conference and we are back live on site again. This time in Dublin for three days on 21st to 23rd June 2023. We have a great venue on the historic campus at Trinity College Dublin right in the very heart of Dublin City. It is a few minutes’ walk from Temple Bar, Grafton Street, O’Connell Street and most . . .
http://dlvr.it/Sb4b82

Wind and Solar—The Penetration Problem: The More You Do, The Harder It Gets

There seems to be a belief that increasing the level of wind and solar projects will make subsequent progress with these resources easier. Nothing could be further from the truth. Increasing penetration levels of wind and solar is like a Sisyphean task, except that it is worse. The challenge may be better understood as akin to pushing a huge rock which is getting heavier and heavier, up a hill of a steeper and steeper slope while the ground below gets . . .
http://dlvr.it/SZrTLp

Wind and Solar—The Penetration Problem: The More You Do, The Harder It Gets

There seems to be a belief that increasing the level of wind and solar projects will make subsequent progress with these resources easier. Nothing could be further from the truth. Increasing penetration levels of wind and solar is like a Sisyphean task, except that it is worse. The challenge may be better understood as akin to pushing a huge rock which is getting heavier and heavier, up a hill of a steeper and steeper slope while the ground below gets . . .
http://dlvr.it/SZlJCv

#USA Wind turbine wakes can impact down-wind vegetation greenness

Abstract—Global wind energy has expanded 5-fold since 2010 and is predicted to expand another 8–10-fold over the next 30 years. Wakes generated by wind turbines can alter downwind microclimates and potentially downwind vegetation. However, the design of past studies has made it difficult to isolate the impact of wake effects on vegetation from land cover change. We used hourly wind data to model wake and non-wake zones around 17 wind facilities across the U.S. and compared remotely-sensed vegetation greenness in . . .
http://dlvr.it/SZYnd2

The truth is leaking out

From Citizens Against Wind Turbines in Lake Erie
http://dlvr.it/SZYlHQ

#FRA Le Prix du Vent [The Price of Wind]

Le prix du vent: Des éoliennes, des bêtes et des hommes Maxime Poisot, Sioux Berger, Baptiste Chouet L’intérêt général ne peut s’affranchir de l’intérêt des particuliers au seul nom du progrès. [The general interest cannot ignore individual interests in the name of progress.] Sioux Berger est auteur et journaliste spécialisée dans les sujets d’écologie et de bien-être. Originaire d’Auvergne et vivant en région parisienne, elle a été confrontée à l’installation d’éoliennes dans le village familial et a dans ce contexte . . .
http://dlvr.it/SZVcDx

Call for Papers — Tenth International Conference on Wind Turbine Noise

Wind Turbine Noise 2023 June 21-23, 2023 Trinity Business School, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland https://www.windturbinenoise.eu/content/conferences/10-wind-turbine-noise-2023/ This is our tenth Wind Turbine Noise conference and we are back live on site again. This time in Dublin for three days on 21st to 23rd June 2023. We have a great venue on the historic campus at Trinity College Dublin right in the very heart of Dublin City. It is a few minutes’ walk from Temple Bar, Grafton Street, O’Connell Street and most . . .
http://dlvr.it/SZRJ07

#USA Wind turbine wakes can impact down-wind vegetation greenness

Abstract—Global wind energy has expanded 5-fold since 2010 and is predicted to expand another 8–10-fold over the next 30 years. Wakes generated by wind turbines can alter downwind microclimates and potentially downwind vegetation. However, the design of past studies has made it difficult to isolate the impact of wake effects on vegetation from land cover change. We used hourly wind data to model wake and non-wake zones around 17 wind facilities across the U.S. and compared remotely-sensed vegetation greenness in . . .
http://dlvr.it/SZRBkk

Wind turbine fire in Pakistan

Jhimpir Sindh Pakistan - a giant wind turbine in the Sapphire wind energy plant caught fire September 26, 2022 - photo by Brohi Shabbir Ahmed
http://dlvr.it/SZL1Xs

Call for Papers — Tenth International Conference on Wind Turbine Noise

Wind Turbine Noise 2023 June 21-23, 2023 Trinity Business School, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland https://www.windturbinenoise.eu/content/conferences/10-wind-turbine-noise-2023/ This is our tenth Wind Turbine Noise conference and we are back live on site again. This time in Dublin for three days on 21st to 23rd June 2023. We have a great venue on the historic campus at Trinity College Dublin right in the very heart of Dublin City. It is a few minutes’ walk from Temple Bar, Grafton Street, O’Connell Street and most . . .
http://dlvr.it/SZCQBH

Painting by Phil Epp


http://dlvr.it/SZ4yZS

Call for Papers — Tenth International Conference on Wind Turbine Noise

Wind Turbine Noise 2023 June 21-23, 2023 Trinity Business School, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland https://www.windturbinenoise.eu/content/conferences/10-wind-turbine-noise-2023/ This is our tenth Wind Turbine Noise conference and we are back live on site again. This time in Dublin for three days on 21st to 23rd June 2023. We have a great venue on the historic campus at Trinity College Dublin right in the very heart of Dublin City. It is a few minutes’ walk from Temple Bar, Grafton Street, O’Connell Street and most . . .
http://dlvr.it/SZ4YVB

Wind power harms the environment, fuels bad energy policies and poor investments

I love the *idea* of wind power. It sounds natural. Clean. Moral. But in reality, wind power harms the environment & people—especially low-income people. The myths about wind power are fueling bad energy policies & poor investments. The facts make it all look ridiculous. 2/ MYTH: wind power helps the environment. Wind power requires excessive mining & land use. It industrializes coastline & kills wildlife. Nuclear & natural gas power plants reduce CO₂ emissions more effectively. U.S. Energy Information Administration: . . .
http://dlvr.it/SYwrLY

Wind power harms the environment, fuels bad energy policies and poor investments

I love the *idea* of wind power. It sounds natural. Clean. Moral. But in reality, wind power harms the environment & people—especially low-income people. The myths about wind power are fueling bad energy policies & poor investments. The facts make it all look ridiculous. 2/ MYTH: wind power helps the environment. Wind power requires excessive mining & land use. It industrializes coastline & kills wildlife. Nuclear & natural gas power plants reduce CO₂ emissions more effectively. U.S. Energy Information Administration: . . .
http://dlvr.it/SY3SBQ

Wind power harms the environment, fuels bad energy policies and poor investments

I love the *idea* of wind power. It sounds natural. Clean. Moral. But in reality, wind power harms the environment & people—especially low-income people. The myths about wind power are fueling bad energy policies & poor investments. The facts make it all look ridiculous. 2/ MYTH: wind power helps the environment. Wind power requires excessive mining & land use. It industrializes coastline & kills wildlife. Nuclear & natural gas power plants reduce CO₂ emissions more effectively. U.S. Energy Information Administration: . . .
http://dlvr.it/SXwz11

Arecleoch from Beneraird

Scotland: Arecleoch wind turbines from Beneraird - photo from Winds of Justice
http://dlvr.it/SXwg6m

#DE Comments on Notice of Intent to develop a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on US Wind Marwin and Momentum offshore wind Construction & Operations Plan, BOEM 2022-0025

US Wind’s proposed offshore wind projects off the coast of Maryland will have direct impacts on Delaware as power is to be brought on shore, and turbines will be visible in Delaware. We represent over 1,400 individuals who have expressed concerns about offshore wind development to the Caesar Rodney Institute, and through the website Save Our Beach View. BOEM has stated they are accepting the Construction & Operations Plan (COP) as complete. We beg to differ and highlight below issues . . .
http://dlvr.it/SXd9tZ

#SCT Bhlaraidh wind energy facility – foundation construction

2016 December 19 – Murform have recently secured this follow on project with RJ McLeod, following our success at Beinneun Wind Farm (which is less than 5 miles away). Bhlaraidh Wind Farm is a 32 turbine site, situated in the Great Glen, just North West of Loch Ness. Due to its sensitive location, the site has been developed to cause minimal visual impact to the environment to avoid being seen from the main tourist routes and iconic attractions of the . . .
http://dlvr.it/SWyq54

#POL Foundation construction – Poland


http://dlvr.it/SWykdr

#DE Comments on Notice of Intent to develop a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on US Wind Marwin and Momentum offshore wind Construction & Operations Plan, BOEM 2022-0025

US Wind’s proposed offshore wind projects off the coast of Maryland will have direct impacts on Delaware as power is to be brought on shore, and turbines will be visible in Delaware. We represent over 1,400 individuals who have expressed concerns about offshore wind development to the Caesar Rodney Institute, and through the website Save Our Beach View. BOEM has stated they are accepting the Construction & Operations Plan (COP) as complete. We beg to differ and highlight below issues . . .
http://dlvr.it/SWpVfm

#DE Comments on Notice of Intent to develop a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on US Wind Marwin and Momentum offshore wind Construction & Operations Plan, BOEM 2022-0025

US Wind’s proposed offshore wind projects off the coast of Maryland will have direct impacts on Delaware as power is to be brought on shore, and turbines will be visible in Delaware. We represent over 1,400 individuals who have expressed concerns about offshore wind development to the Caesar Rodney Institute, and through the website Save Our Beach View. BOEM has stated they are accepting the Construction & Operations Plan (COP) as complete. We beg to differ and highlight below issues . . .
http://dlvr.it/SWhHsp

Anthropogenic Mixing in Seasonally Stratified Shelf Seas by Offshore Wind Farm Infrastructure

The offshore wind energy sector has rapidly expanded over the past two decades, providing a renewable energy solution for coastal nations. Sector development has been led in Europe, but is growing globally. Most developments to date have been in well-mixed, i.e., unstratified, shallow-waters near to shore. Sector growth is, for the first time, pushing developments to deep water, into a brand new environment: seasonally stratified shelf seas. Seasonally stratified shelf seas, where water density varies with depth, have a disproportionately . . .
http://dlvr.it/SWd6G9

#ON Henvey Inlet – construction photos

(87 3.45-MW Vestas V136 wind turbines)
http://dlvr.it/SWZT8J

Wind turbine foundation

Wind turbine foundation - Rock Creek, Missouri
http://dlvr.it/SWPCwl

#DEU Activity of forest specialist bats decreases towards wind turbines at forest sites

Abstract Worldwide, wind turbines are increasingly being built at forest sites to meet the goals of national climate strategies. Yet, the impact on biodiversity is barely understood. Bats may be heavily affected by wind turbines in forests, because many species depend on forest ecosystems for roosting and hunting and can experience high fatality rates at wind turbines. We performed acoustic surveys in 24 temperate forests in the low mountain ranges of Central Germany to monitor changes in the acoustic activity . . .
http://dlvr.it/SWL41h

Turbine base, Scotland

Wind turbine base, Scotland
http://dlvr.it/SWClp9

#SCT Bhlaraidh wind energy facility – foundation construction

2016 December 19 – Murform have recently secured this follow on project with RJ McLeod, following our success at Beinneun Wind Farm (which is less than 5 miles away). Bhlaraidh Wind Farm is a 32 turbine site, situated in the Great Glen, just North West of Loch Ness. Due to its sensitive location, the site has been developed to cause minimal visual impact to the environment to avoid being seen from the main tourist routes and iconic attractions of the . . .
http://dlvr.it/SW7TXw

#POL Foundation construction – Poland


http://dlvr.it/SW7M68

Turbine foundation in Shetland, Scotland

08 Sep 2021: Viking Energy facility: first wind turbine base. Eight ready-mix lorries carried the concrete to the turbine site from two batching plants set up nearby, each of which can mix 50 cubic metres an hour. The concreting operation involved two ready-mix lorries from Garriock Bros and high-grade aggregates from the company’s quarry at Vatster. Once the concrete has cured, the base is backfilled with materials excavated from the site, leaving only the centre ring showing, ready for the turbine tower to be bolted on. - SSE Renewables
http://dlvr.it/SW3Yls

#SCT Bhlaraidh wind energy facility – foundation construction

2016 December 19 – Murform have recently secured this follow on project with RJ McLeod, following our success at Beinneun Wind Farm (which is less than 5 miles away). Bhlaraidh Wind Farm is a 32 turbine site, situated in the Great Glen, just North West of Loch Ness. Due to its sensitive location, the site has been developed to cause minimal visual impact to the environment to avoid being seen from the main tourist routes and iconic attractions of the . . .
http://dlvr.it/SW0tnW

#POL Foundation construction – Poland


http://dlvr.it/SW0m6v

Anthropogenic Mixing in Seasonally Stratified Shelf Seas by Offshore Wind Farm Infrastructure

The offshore wind energy sector has rapidly expanded over the past two decades, providing a renewable energy solution for coastal nations. Sector development has been led in Europe, but is growing globally. Most developments to date have been in well-mixed, i.e., unstratified, shallow-waters near to shore. Sector growth is, for the first time, pushing developments to deep water, into a brand new environment: seasonally stratified shelf seas. Seasonally stratified shelf seas, where water density varies with depth, have a disproportionately . . .
http://dlvr.it/SVn350

#ON Henvey Inlet – construction photos

(87 3.45-MW Vestas V136 wind turbines)
http://dlvr.it/SVk4Lv

Anthropogenic Mixing in Seasonally Stratified Shelf Seas by Offshore Wind Farm Infrastructure

The offshore wind energy sector has rapidly expanded over the past two decades, providing a renewable energy solution for coastal nations. Sector development has been led in Europe, but is growing globally. Most developments to date have been in well-mixed, i.e., unstratified, shallow-waters near to shore. Sector growth is, for the first time, pushing developments to deep water, into a brand new environment: seasonally stratified shelf seas. Seasonally stratified shelf seas, where water density varies with depth, have a disproportionately . . .
http://dlvr.it/SVgTNx

Danger: Wind Turbines

Warning sign at perimeter of wind energy facility in Missouri
http://dlvr.it/SVbZP4

#ON Henvey Inlet – construction photos

(87 3.45-MW Vestas V136 wind turbines)
http://dlvr.it/SVbYPQ

#DEU Activity of forest specialist bats decreases towards wind turbines at forest sites

Abstract Worldwide, wind turbines are increasingly being built at forest sites to meet the goals of national climate strategies. Yet, the impact on biodiversity is barely understood. Bats may be heavily affected by wind turbines in forests, because many species depend on forest ecosystems for roosting and hunting and can experience high fatality rates at wind turbines. We performed acoustic surveys in 24 temperate forests in the low mountain ranges of Central Germany to monitor changes in the acoustic activity . . .
http://dlvr.it/SVTS3F

#DEU Activity of forest specialist bats decreases towards wind turbines at forest sites

Abstract Worldwide, wind turbines are increasingly being built at forest sites to meet the goals of national climate strategies. Yet, the impact on biodiversity is barely understood. Bats may be heavily affected by wind turbines in forests, because many species depend on forest ecosystems for roosting and hunting and can experience high fatality rates at wind turbines. We performed acoustic surveys in 24 temperate forests in the low mountain ranges of Central Germany to monitor changes in the acoustic activity . . .
http://dlvr.it/SVNkCP

Steel Winds, Lackawanna, New York

(image archive) Steel Winds, UPC (First Wind), Lackawanna, New York
http://dlvr.it/STmknL

#ID Let’s Stop the Lava Ridge Project!

LS Power wants to build its wind project on public land – our land. It belongs to all of us. Our voices matter! We are a community group standing up for ourselves and Idaho. In order to protect our home, we need to band together and let all stories and opinions be heard. We aim to educate people about the project, share ways people can help stop the project, and advocate our cause to local and state government leaders. Many believe . . .
http://dlvr.it/STmjV4

#VA Virginia and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Virginia Governor Northam led the Commonwealth into the multi-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). I conducted a multi-state study, updated for Virginia, which came to the same conclusion as a Congressional Research Center study [1]. The dozen-year-old RGGI program has resulted in no significant additional emission reduction compared to comparison states, but did shift generation to other states. Virginia electric generation fell 9% in the first ten months of 2021 despite a 7% increase in demand as the purchase of . . . #windpower
http://dlvr.it/STmjFp

#ID Commissioners oppose Salmon Falls Wind Project

TWIN FALLS – Citing feedback from the community that was primarily opposed to a proposed wind farm near Hollister, the Board of County Commissioners on Thursday passed a resolution stating they do not support the Salmon Falls Wind Project. The nonbinding resolution states that the board “believes this project would disturb the rural character of Twin Falls County.” Commissioner Jack Johnson said the resolution is not bound by law and also added that the measure doesn’t mean commissioners wouldn’t change their . . .
http://dlvr.it/STmjC6
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