Wind Watch: November 2025

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

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=73

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

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=211

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

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=13

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

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=36

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 rich fauna of forest chickens in the country. On a farm in Småland, a significant increase in egg mortality has been observed since a new wind power plant was put into operation within 1000 meters of the farm. This phenomenon is worrying since . . .

https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/varfor-okar-aggmortaliteten-i-narheten-av-en-ny-vindkraftsanlaggning/

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 diagonal-norm Summation-By-Parts (SBP) finite-difference operators, which guarantee linear stability on piecewise curvilinear multi-block grids. Realistic three-dimensional atmospheric and topographic data are directly incorporated into the simulations, and the solver is implemented in CUDA to achieve high computational efficiency. Verification is performed through convergence studies against highly resolved benchmark problems in both two and three spatial dimensions, while . . .

https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/efficient-finite-difference-modeling-of-infrasound-propagation-in-realistic-3d-domains-validation-with-wind-turbine-measurements/

Industrial Wind Energy Quote

“One thing is clear: The environmental community must view wind power projects as they would any other type of industrial development. ” —Martha Frey, Executive Director, Otsego (N.Y.) 2000

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=236

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 innovative approach combining 13-year satellite imagery analysis and ecological modelling to assess the spatiotemporal overlap between wind energy development and habitat suitability for multiple vulnerable raptor species. We reconstructed a spatio-temporal trajectory of wind turbine distribution using high-resolution satellite images, meaning we quantified how and where turbines were installed over . . .

https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/wind-of-change-mapping-wind-energy-growth-and-multi-species-vulnerability-in-sardinia-mediterranean/

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“We couldn’t believe that anybody would put something up that could make such a noise, that they would be allowed to do that.” —Jane Davis, Windfarm Wars, BBC2

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=143

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“I have never encountered a single person who said: “I used to be against wind energy. Now that I have done my homework and learned as much as I can about them, I support wind energy.” Never. Not once. On the contrary, this is a one-way street. Once you learn the facts, you can only be against wind energy — and you can never, ever be won back to the other side.” —Eric Bibler, Mass.

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=29

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“Wind turbines are causing unprecedented numbers of bat fatalities.” —Paul Cryan et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, September 29, 2014

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=126

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 marine biodiversity monitoring of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN).] Die Flüge wurden vom Dachverband Deutscher Avifaunisten e.V. (DDA) im Rahmen des Marinen Biodiversitätsmonitorings des Bundesamtes für Naturschutz (BfN) durchgeführt. Bericht: Volker Dierschke, Kai Borkenhagen Bedingungen / Weter: 9.9. Wenig Wind . . .

https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/erfassung-der-nordwestlichen-deutschen-awz-im-herbst/

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 wildlife, and there are different users of the sea who can conflict with each other. Offshore wind farms must go through planning applications in which a range of concerns have to be addressed for each individual wind farm. There are the obvious concerns, such as visual impacts . . .

https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/10-things-to-consider-before-approving-another-offshore-wind-farm-a-case-study-for-highland-scotland/

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“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)

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=183

Erfassung der nordwestlichen deutschen AWZ im Herbst #DEU

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“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

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=65

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 there is a lack of interdisciplinary studies observing the impact of noise annoyance on residents over an extended time frame. To understand annoying situations more precisely than previously possible, in a three-year investigation, we analyzed annoyance reports by residents with simultaneous measurements of acoustics, ground motions as well . . .

https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/wind-turbine-noise-annoyance-an-interdisciplinary-three-year-field-study/

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 disrupts antioxidant defenses. Heat shock proteins and stress pathways activate under noise exposure. α-Actinin is a stable reference gene for gene expression studies under noise stress. This study reveals underwater noise as a significant emerging pollutant threatening horseshoe crab survival and health. Abstract: The rapid expansion of offshore wind farms to meet clean energy demands has raised concerns about the effects of anthropogenic . . .

https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/anthropogenic-noise-triggers-mortality-and-molecular-stress-in-the-copper-blooded-marine-invertebrate-the-horseshoe-crab-tachypleus-tridentatus/

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. Policy must focus on developing low carbon dispatchable energy sources. Policy must focus on systemic sustainability and less on renewable energy per se. Abstract: Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all is one of the Sustainable Development Goals. Some countries have therefore invested significantly in . . .

https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/wind-energy-is-not-sustainable-when-balanced-by-fossil-energy/

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“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”

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=175

Wind turbine noise annoyance – an interdisciplinary three-year field study #DEU

Anthropogenic noise triggers mortality and molecular stress in the copper-blooded marine invertebrate: The horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus)

Wind energy is not sustainable when balanced by fossil energy #IRL

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 na mónaigh would be bulldozed to straighten the bends in the road to let the turbines pass. Any trees in the way would be taken down. Two- and three-hundred-year-old stone walls would be pushed aside, the councillors, who had never been there, adjudging them in the way of the future.” —This Is Happiness by Niall Williams (2019)

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=28

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 robust as a natural gas plant requires massive overbuilds, backups, and infrastructure—ballooning actual total system costs by 5-40 times higher. Here’s the full breakdown. Consider the following scenarios: A hospital operating room loses power during a complex surgery, causing monitors to fail and life-support systems to shut down, endangering patients in . . .

https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/well-hidden-and-distorted-costs-of-renewables-a-comprehensive-comparison-of-wind-power-and-combined-cycle-gas-turbine-plant/

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“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 Chronicle, February 28, 2024

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=4

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

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

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=67

Efficient finite difference modeling of infrasound propagation in realistic 3D domains: Validation with wind turbine measurements #SWE

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“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 unit to meet erratic wind generation output means any emissions displacement is minimal. Wind is simply an additional capital cost which proves to be more than twice as expensive for the ratepayer.” —Tom Hewson, “Calculating Wind Power’s Environmental Benefits”, Power Engineering, July 2009

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=92

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

Wind of Change: Mapping Wind Energy Growth and Multi-Species Vulnerability in Sardinia, Mediterranean #ITA

Efficient finite difference modeling of infrasound propagation in realistic 3D domains: Validation with wind turbine measurements #SWE

Industrial Wind Energy Quote

“My rule of thumb is 60 acres per megawatt for wind farms on land.” —Tom Gray, Director of Communications and Outreach, American Wind Energy Assocation

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=234

Wind of Change: Mapping Wind Energy Growth and Multi-Species Vulnerability in Sardinia, Mediterranean #ITA

Industrial Wind Energy Quote

“The tiny, intermittent output of electricity and the negligible CO₂ savings cannot possibly justify the huge sacrifice of that most finite resource — our unspoilt and irreplaceable countryside. It is our duty to protect our rural heritage for present and future generations from such gross and unnecessary industrialization.” —Angela Kelly, Country Guardian, U.K.

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=153

Proposal for Inclusion of the Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus), Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis), Southern Red Bat (Lasiurus blossevillii), and Southern Yellow Bat (Lasiurus ega) in Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species #BRA #CAN #CHL #MEX #USA

These bats have wide distribution ranges across the Americas. The Hoary Bat has the second largest range of any mammal on the continent after the puma (Puma concolor), which can be found from Canada to Argentina and Chile. The Eastern Red Bat is found between eastern Canada and the far northeast of Mexico, and the Southern Red Bat reaches from the western United States south down to Argentina. The Southern Yellow bat is distributed from North America (USA) down to . . .

https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/proposal-for-inclusion-of-the-hoary-bat-lasiurus-cinereus-eastern-red-bat-lasiurus-borealis-southern-red-bat-lasiurus-blossevillii-and-southern-yellow-bat-lasiurus-ega-in-appendix-ii-of-the/

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“[T]he development of windfarms in rural locations potentially represents a transfer from residents in these communities and users of natural amenities (in the form of loss of amenities) to the majority of the population who are urban residents (in the form of energy).” —Stephen Gibbons, “Gone with the wind: valuing the local impacts of wind turbines through house prices”

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=44

Which future for the Red Kite Milvus milvus in Sardinia? An analysis of the future scenario of developing wind farms #ITA

Capsule: Red Kite populations in Sardinia are very small but show a strong spatial overlap with current and planned wind energy infrastructure, highlighting a conservation concern. Aims: To assess the status of the Red Kite population in Sardinia and evaluate the potential conflict between its distribution and the development of wind energy. Methods: Breeding populations were surveyed through road transects, while wintering numbers were assessed with coordinated roost counts. Spatial overlap with operational and planned wind farms was analysed using . . .

https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/which-future-for-the-red-kite-milvus-milvus-in-sardinia-an-analysis-of-the-future-scenario-of-developing-wind-farms/

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“There 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.” —Countryside Commission, U.K.

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=225

10 things to consider before approving another offshore wind farm: A case study for Highland, Scotland #SCT

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“Malfunctions and accidents involving wind turbines have occurred repeatedly across the country, leading to suspended services and even the scrapping of one facility.” —Asahi Shinbun, (Japan), January 19, 2008

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=133

10 things to consider before approving another offshore wind farm: A case study for Highland, Scotland #SCT

(pic) Abbiamo visto ...

Abbiamo visto troppe immagini di pale bianche su cieli azzurri e prati verdi, con bimbi sorridenti e enaimali al pascolo - vogliamo crederci ancora? [We've seen too many images of white wind turbines against blue skies and green fields, with smiling children and grazing animals - do we still want to believe them?] - artwork by Rocco Lombardi, 2011

https://www.wind-watch.org/pix/displayimage.php?pid=1047

Industrial Wind Energy Quote

“I have not even started on the environmental drawbacks of wind farms. They need huge quantities of concrete and steel, both made with coal; they kill rare birds of prey, especially eagles; they slaughter bats; they obtrude on scenic landscapes; their magnets require rare earth minerals mined in China in hugely polluting ways. Wind is a very low-density form of energy, so you need a very large number of wind farms to make any significant contribution to UK generation capacity: hundreds of square miles per gigawatt of capacity.” —Matt Ridley, “The Tories’ wind power delusion”, The Spectator, December 3, 2022

https://www.wind-watch.org/quotes.php?t=15