Curt Devlin — South Coast Today — August 25, 2012 In an article in The Standard - Times dated Aug. 14, Ariel Wittenberg reported on the recent noise compliance testing being conducted by the DEP on the turbines in Fairhaven («State
says turbine noise test safeguarded against tampering»).
Not exact matches
Scientists lack sufficient understanding of wind
turbines»
noise and best ways to mitigate the effects,
says Jorge Arenas, a faculty member in the Universidad Austral de Chile's College of Engineering Sciences and director of its Institute of Acoustics.
«The
noise from wind
turbines is not very loud,»
says Virginia Tech's Richardo Burdisso, a professor of mechanical engineering and Arenas» colleague in Blacksburg.
Noise from these massively larger turbines has increased correspondingly with low - frequency noise broadcast over a much larger area according to Danish experts Professors Moeller and Pedersen who said «It must be anticipated that problems with low - frequency noise will increase with even larger turbines.&r
Noise from these massively larger
turbines has increased correspondingly with low - frequency
noise broadcast over a much larger area according to Danish experts Professors Moeller and Pedersen who said «It must be anticipated that problems with low - frequency noise will increase with even larger turbines.&r
noise broadcast over a much larger area according to Danish experts Professors Moeller and Pedersen who
said «It must be anticipated that problems with low - frequency
noise will increase with even larger turbines.&r
noise will increase with even larger
turbines.»
Noise levels of the turbines have become a contentious issue with a Faribault County wind farm, but Krueger said that Tradewind Energy is cognizant of the turbine n
Noise levels of the
turbines have become a contentious issue with a Faribault County wind farm, but Krueger
said that Tradewind Energy is cognizant of the
turbine noisenoise.
She
said in her speech: «I can honestly
say that I have hardly heard a
noise coming from the wind
turbines.»
«We don't take this step lightly,»
says Jane Wilson, WCO President and a Registered Nurse, «but with the MOECC not responding to thousands of reports of excessive
noise from wind
turbines, which is affecting sleep and health for Ontario families, we had no choice.
He
said he believes the township's wind ordinance does not require adequate property - line setbacks or
noise limits for wind
turbines.
He went on to
say «It found many people living near wind
turbines at a wind farm near Cape Bridgewater in Victoria are suffering health complaints caused by low - frequency
noise generated by wind
turbines».
But opponents have
said turbines should be farther from homes and businesses for safety and to prevent potential nuisances like
noise.
Laforet
says he is concerned about «wind
turbine syndrome,» the term some use to describe the symptoms of people who
say they have been sickened by the
noise.
The Council's report concedes that the
noise generated by AGL's
turbines causes «sleep disturbance» and yet
says that suffering from «sleep deprivation» is not «dangerous to health».
«For people living with the
noise and vibration of the huge
turbines interfering with their lives, this is outrageous,» Wilson
said.
WCO
says that projects not built yet should also be halted, such as the North Kent II, where water problems persist, and Amherst Island, to name two, where a tiny island community will be exposed to
noise emissions from 26 50 - storey high wind
turbines and endangered wildlife will be affected.
As a matter of fact, the Generation Development page of the Ontario Power Authority
says, «Manufacturers of modern wind
turbines have also reduced
noise levels to that of a quiet whisper».
Doreen Hanson
said Freeborn County would not reap the entire estimated $ 3.5 million to $ 4 million yearly tax base benefit from the project and expressed concern about possible
noise, shadow flicker, sleeplessness and aggravation of pre-existing conditions she
said could be caused by the wind
turbines.
The V2
turbines are made from steel and aircraft - grade aluminum, are
said to be quiet (less than 5 decibels over ambient
noise levels), vibration - free, safe for birds and bats, and need no grid power to start spinning.