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