| Wind energy is form of renewable energy. This | | | | trees. All specifics can be read in this |
| 'new' source of energy is getting more | | | | paper: The Sound of High Winds: The Effect of |
| popular and not without reason. In various | | | | Atmospheric Stability on Wind Turbine Sound |
| parts in the world big wind turbine parks are | | | | and Microphone Noise by Frits van den Berg. |
| placed by corporate businesses yielding big | | | | |
| quantities of energy that can be sold as | | | | In Germany wind mills where placed in the |
| environmental friendly or 'green' energy. | | | | North Sea. Although the location for this |
| Wind energy is big business. Big companies | | | | purpose is very good, the park doesn't seem |
| profit from renewable energy but also invest | | | | to produce the calculated amount of energy. |
| substantially in this new energy source. | | | | The windmills often don't work properly due |
| | | | to malfunction. Whilst the location is good |
| As mentioned before wind energy is very | | | | and wind is blowing almost constantly the |
| environmental friendly. In the search for | | | | windmills often just don't work. The mills |
| alternatives for fossil fuels this energy | | | | were not moving at all and therefore not |
| source turned out to be very lucrative. This | | | | producing electricity. This project turned |
| energy source makes us less dependent on | | | | out to be very disappointing, but the project |
| traditional fossil fuels. It is important to | | | | is still running and it is believed that it |
| lessen the dependence on traditional fuels. | | | | will function according to plan in the |
| There are many reasons why here we will | | | | future. |
| inform you with the most important once. The | | | | |
| traditional fuels are predominantly in the | | | | In the United States in Vermont the local |
| hands of countries in troublesome areas. | | | | residents were opposed by the planning of a |
| Therefore you are not sure if the amount of | | | | new wind turbine park. The locals felt that |
| crude oil you request will be delivered due | | | | the wind towers would ruin their beautiful |
| to instability in the region. Also the price | | | | landscape. It is a landscape that many |
| for these old fuels is increasing and the | | | | generations have fought to preserve and the |
| current reserves are diminishing. But most of | | | | current residents our proud of. It is hard to |
| all these old energy sources pollute our | | | | convince people to share their landscape with |
| planet. But as always the beautiful story of | | | | large wind towers that disturb these |
| wind energy has not only positive sides. | | | | beautiful views. The plans for building the |
| Let's look at some of negative points as | | | | windmills in Vermont are of the table. |
| well. | | | | |
| | | | Although is it a good and economical of |
| In the Netherlands a windmill park is located | | | | energy, wind energy is taking some real |
| in the north of the country. Although the | | | | blows. The advantages are clear and the |
| local people here were in favour of the | | | | disadvantages are becoming clear as well. |
| windmills they changed their minds when the | | | | When placed in a surrounding where the |
| mills were actually placed. The residents | | | | landscape is cherished by the people who live |
| were complaining about a constant noise | | | | there, one could argue not to place them |
| during the night that could be compared to a | | | | because it might ruining the beautiful |
| 747 taking of. These complaints were not | | | | landscape and spoil the beautiful views. |
| taking serious by the corporate business | | | | Locals and tourist would find these turbines |
| owners. Therefore the residents decided to | | | | just plain ugly. Also it should be kept in |
| research their complaints by the local | | | | mind that wind turbines with these sizes can |
| university. The outcome of the research was | | | | produce a lot of noise during the evening and |
| that the residents were right and their | | | | night. Beside these considerations it has |
| complaints should be taken seriously. It | | | | shown that wind energy is not always a big |
| turned out that the windmills produced more | | | | success and there is more progress to be |
| noise in the evening and night than during | | | | made. Technically there are some steps to be |
| daytime due to a higher turbulence at night | | | | made, but a lot of people are working hard in |
| caused by very specific changes in the upper | | | | this. Let's hope that wind energy is here to |
| air layers. During the day there is less | | | | stay and we will find proper ways to utilise |
| turbulence and the sounds that are produced | | | | this form a way that we all can benefit from |
| by the windmills are diminished by the noise | | | | it. |
| of local traffic and wind blowing through the | | | | |