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Are wind turbines noisy? How do wind turbines work?
Submitted by Green Deal Strategies on November 28, 2011 – 2:48 pm47 Comments
See how wind turbines generate clean electricity from the power of the wind. Highlighted are the various parts and mechanisms of a modern wind turbine.
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Are Wind Turbines Noisy? Here is some footage of Wind Turbines at Fenner Wind Farm and the sounds we are surround by everyday. You be the judge.
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I can’t stop watching this!!!
I prefer solar energy. The energy gathered naturally and concentrated for thousands of years – it is called “oil.”
There isn’t that much energy in wind and what there is is not all captured. How much energy does it take to MAKE one of these turbines? What is the break even point? What is the lifespan and maintenance? 9,000 homes when the wind blows? LOL! Not impressed.
This is a very good video. School appropriate, and students can watch it at home for homework if they want to. Good job, Energy 101.
@Pillowpants8495 u sucked obama’s ass in’08 and you’ll do it again in ’12,and u know it.So lets stop the bullshit.
People are suffering out here and we’re tired of your excuses for the marxist obama.When we don’t perform in our jobs we get fired in a second and that’s what will happen to obama next year.The american people will fire his black ass.
America runs on oil and we all need to get back to work.
@rw5791 The economy was fucked before Obama was elected. Granted he hasn’t been able to fix the economy. I didn’t vote for him and I won’t vote for him in 2012 either but your ignorance needs to be called out. Wind can create more jobs per dollar than any other type of energy. Energy efficiency, I.E. making better windows, insulation, cars, etc. is both profitable and creates many jobs.
@Pillowpants8495 it’s a main reason why obama has fucked up the economy so badly.Second only to obamacare.
@rw5791 Green energy is fantastic for the economy. You’ve been mislead.
@rw5791 lol bro, i think you read too much stuff and dont know enough REAL information or how much of anybody’s is getting spent on anything. i recommend you stop reading the TABLOIDS lol
obama green energy scam artists are taking a wrecking ball to america’s economy.
@rw5791 I think I have type-invested too much time into talking with you. Maybe you should invest some time typing somewhere else. Can’t even keep it professional and type without swearing.
@NateTheGreat25 It would be safer for the birds if we all just strapped propeller beanies to our ass’s and farted.Are u financially invested in this scam?Maybe you’ve got a little of that solyndra-obama action goin’ on.
@rw5791 first off you should spell the city right its auschwitz. second you should make more sense in your terminology of words. bird aushwitz? third, i didnt say duh, i said huh as in what do you mean?
@NateTheGreat25 duh….oh?
@rw5791 huh?
@NateTheGreat25 a wind farm is like a bird aushwitz?
Where can I see subtitles for this video?
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at least my tax dollars are being put to good use in some areas
nice video
this will be good for my progeck
excellant intro… thanks USA…
@bannor99 You and I have always disagreed on whether Ontario even needs any IWTs in its electrical generation portfolio which is a different topic than the impacts of local siting practices. I believe that we don’t need ANY IWTs and that any taxpayer funded subsidies paid to IWT Companies would generate more jobs, and much stronger benefits to Ontario in other energy techs. P.S. Thank VideoMark – this video has turned out to be one of the best discussion boards around!
And a respect for existing environmental protection laws including all Species at Risk laws.
A proponent recently told a potential land lessor – “we (BigWind) don’t know what they want”. Here’s a list: 2km setback variable only with signed agreements of all residents; Community planning authority over projects. Replacement of useless DBA based noise regulations with enforceable regs. A standard property value protection program within 5kms. 10km exclusions around airports and existing private landing strips. Open/transparent published complaint/resolution system.
@bannor99 There are now peer-reviewed studies studying the degree of “annoyance” experienced by residents from IWTs compared to airports, road noise, urban noise etc. And several scientists are observing that for some reason, multi-node IWT exposure generates significantly more “annoyance” than other sources. And, of course, prolonged “annoyance” leads to health issues in a lot of people. Industrial vibro-acoustic symptoms are well understood in industrial settings. IWTS in the open aren’t.
Symptoms were non-existent prior to IWT operation. Symptoms disappear when family members are not in their home. Symptoms reappear when they return to their home. Number of times MOH officials have interviewed them – zero. Response from Wind Company to their reports – we’re within regulatory limits on DBA noise. They asked her what she suggested they do about it. She suggested they movethe family to a similar farm where there would not be IWTs. They declined. Mental illness?? Not likely.
I just met with a non-participating farming family that is now surrounded by IWTs. Four people. The conditions vary depending on direction/wind speed/barometer. They are keeping very careful track of every variable that they can think of. Medical doctors have cleared them of any “infectious” agents, ear conditions, shared neurological condition etc. The four people experience varying degree of impacts including: migraines, vomiting, vertigo (one member was susceptible to sea sickness prior)
WCO initially took the ‘offshore’ position b/c one of the biggest of the proposed lake projects was approximately 1 km from Point Pelee. Later, once it was understood that there was NO freshwater installations anywhere in the world except for the single-turbine trial in Sweden, they took the position that Ontario shouldn’t be the site of such a large scale experiment. Then, of course, the Libs cancelled them all b/c they didn’t want to lose any urban votes.
@bannor99 Keeping in mind that the only jurisdiction that I monitor is Ontario, I can only speak anecdotally about anywhere else. I believe the “moratorium” on onshore wind turbines in Denmark is still in place – as a recall the CEO of Dong Industries said that they were “getting too many complaints” from nearby residents.
But i do know that the long-established wind farms in Ontario generate lots of complaints. You can easily find blogs and reports of those in Shelburne, Chatham, Rigby.
@NorthernWes Wes, you’ve probably forgotten some of our earlier discussions. I was in support of a 2 km setback. I’m not sure if you and I also spoke about turbines on the Great Lakes but I was willing to support a moratorium on land-based turbines if development on the lakes could proceed.
And the expense of turbines is a separate issue from either their effects or efficiency. The Dutch can still rely on that giant gas field of theirs but other countries will have to go renewable or go bust.
@thankyaverymuch Remember that sound pressure is logarithmic and drops off quite quickly – 40db is nothing while 105db is very loud. My laptop fan is louder than 40db
@NorthernWes Hiya Wes, how are things?I’ll give these a good read once I have the time. I don’t doubt that some are affected – you’ll always have a small number that suffers from something that barely affects others.
But shouldn’t the places with big and long-established wind farms be overflowing with complaints? And, some of the reports I’ve read about “wind turbine syndrome” read rather like a form of mental illness.
And why are groups like WCO dead-set against turbines on the Great Lakes?
@bannor99 Setbacks in other countries are starting to stretch out BTW. One of the Australian states just set their setback to 10km. Holland stopping installation of IWTs b/c they are just too expensive. And you know what just happening to the Liberal politicians who were running in rural ridings with proposed IWT projects in the last Ontario election. The concerns are valid, they have merit, and the concerns can’t be ignored much longer.
IF we need IWTs, put them away from people!!
Even the Wind Industry says that there are “some indirect effects”. If you want a real convincing discussion have a one-on-one talk with the Michaud family in Chatham. There are hundreds like her and there will be more.
@bannor99 Hey Mr. B. Its been a while. Are you still trying to convince people that hundreds of people who can’t live in the middle of IWT plants are all NIMBY, lying, psychosomatics? The discussion about whether there is health impacts (direct or indirect) is over. Read the research from the April 11-14, 2011 WTN2011 Conference in Rome (ISBN 978-88-88942-33-9). Plus the recent ERM for Chatham-Kent transcripts will provide clear evidence that there is no longer any argument about this.
@wingnutz999 still a better choice than wasting time and money building hundreds of these useless eyesores.
@titytit Well that’s great news then eh? If you have the lifespan of an insect.
@wingnutz999 yes, there is SOME radioactivity, or else it couldnt be used at ll in fission reactors, but compared to the other three fuels, the amount of radiation is tiny. In fact, you’d have to be exposed to thorium for months before any noticeable signs showed.
@wingnutz999 from a neutral website:
“thorium requires irradiation and reprocessing before it’s advantages can be fully realised”.
From the same neutral website:
“Thorium produces 10 to 10,000 times less long-lived radioactive waste with a much shorter half life”
@titytit Thorium isn’t radioactive? Why are thoriated tungsten welding electrodes shipped with a radioactivity label then. Why does the safety documentation say not to carry them in your pocket? Why are there health risks to using colman lanterns with their thorium laced mantles? You must be misinformed or ignorant or have a vested interest in the nuclear industry to be saying what you are. Do some research! Anyways this has nothing to do with wind turbine noise. This is my final answer.
@wingnutz999 ever heard of fumes?
yea, fumes are dangerous. Thorium isnt radioactive, doesnt have the same problems as Uranium, plutonium or polonium and actually provides more power than them. The Chinese are currently constructing several dozen new thorium fission reactors ( thorium is cheap and very common) which shows that there is a definite advantage.
If in doubt, do as the chinese do.
@titytit If thorium isn’t dangerous why are there so many warnings about it on tungsten electrodes for TIG welding???
@wingnutz999 there are plenty of ways to deal with nuclear waste.
1) use it in a fusion reactor
2) use it in a hybrid reactor
3) use the Chernobyl Fungus to absorb the radiation and THEN put it in the ground#
4) Use thorium (which isnt initially radioactive, needs to be primed to be used in a reactor and whose waste has a extremely short half life. no more radiation after a few months, even days).
@wingnutz999 thorium isnt radioactive, can be used hundreds of times with 100% efficiency, getting the same amount of energy each time, and the waste has an extremely short half life.
The radiation would be gone after a few weeks.
@fleminsh If you think nuclear =clean energy then I guess you wouldn’t mind them tossing the spent fuel rods under your kids beds? Some idiots even think they can dilute the poison a bit at a time into steel foundries so it will end up in our cars one day and even your kids orthodontics. Yes it’s marvelous technology indeed. Its ‘cleanliness’ will linger for thousands of years. Yup nuclear is real clean energy. Say, why don’t you go live beside a reactor.
@wingnutz999 You have no idea what you are talking about. Fukushima was on a major subduction fault! Earthquakes don’t just happen out of nowhere! The Japanese damn well knew that was going to happen eventually, their own damn fault. Don’t demonize clean energy because of idiots.