You have to do both @Hostafan1. I find them unattractive and intrusive, probably because I know the harm they do, not to mention the cost and inefficiency, so can't find any good in them.
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You have to do both @Hostafan1. I find them unattractive and intrusive, probably because I know the harm they do, not to mention the cost and inefficiency, so can't find any good in them.
There's one I can see from the breakfast room and from the speed and angle, it acts as a windvane , so that's useful.
Many years ago a Biologist/ Zoologist proposed a definition of the Human race as "a species that exists to the detriment of it's environment and all other species" @Obelixx I too have heard about people living close to these large turbines suffering serious health issues, from the low frequency sounds & vibrations. In times of very high winds they have to turn them off!
Many years ago a Biologist/ Zoologist proposed a definition of the Human race as "a species that exists to the detriment of it's environment and all other species" @Obelixx I too have heard about people living close to these large turbines suffering serious health issues, from the low frequency sounds & vibrations. In times of very high winds they have to turn them off!
we had a gust of 92mph measured and "ours" has never been turned off except for occasional maintenance, never due to high winds. I bet domestic cats kill more birds than wind turbines
we had a gust of 92mph measured and "ours" has never been turned off except for occasional maintenance, never due to high winds. I bet domestic cats kill more birds than wind turbines
I saw on a newsreel once there were high winds & one after another they were exploding in a shower of sparks, the commentary said they should be "parked" in very high winds. Maybe they have made them more resilient now.
we had a gust of 92mph measured and "ours" has never been turned off except for occasional maintenance, never due to high winds. I bet domestic cats kill more birds than wind turbines
I saw on a newsreel once there were high winds & one after another they were exploding in a shower of sparks, the commentary said they should be "parked" in very high winds. Maybe they have made them more resilient now.
or maybe they just can't be *rsed down here? lol Ask the good folk of Fukushima or Chernobyl if they'd have preferred wind turbines near them.
@philippa smith2 - I don't think it would be aceptable to dismantle humans but we can certainly work towards making fewer of them and better living and working conditions.
@Hostafan1 Cats have been around for millenia and birds and small rodents are still with us tho I agree they're a problem in Oz and NZ where the wildlife has no defenses or innate caution about cats. The WHO has published infor about the ill effects of turbines on human health and given guidelines about safe distances of turbines from human habitation. Planners and constructors all too often ignore them.
Heat exchangers and PV panels are better IMO. Agree about nuclear power but it seems to me the main question to ask is why the Japanese or anybodey else would build one on a known Pacific Rim site which is likely to be affected by volcanic eruptons and/or subsequent tsunamis and why, the Soviets, having built one in the Ukraine, would you not carry out the necessary high spec installation and regular maintenance?
Plain old fire can be dangerous if you don't take sensible precautions.
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@Obelixx I too have heard about people living close to these large turbines suffering serious health issues, from the low frequency sounds & vibrations. In times of very high winds they have to turn them off!
I bet domestic cats kill more birds than wind turbines
Ask the good folk of Fukushima or Chernobyl if they'd have preferred wind turbines near them.
@Hostafan1 Cats have been around for millenia and birds and small rodents are still with us tho I agree they're a problem in Oz and NZ where the wildlife has no defenses or innate caution about cats. The WHO has published infor about the ill effects of turbines on human health and given guidelines about safe distances of turbines from human habitation. Planners and constructors all too often ignore them.
Heat exchangers and PV panels are better IMO. Agree about nuclear power but it seems to me the main question to ask is why the Japanese or anybodey else would build one on a known Pacific Rim site which is likely to be affected by volcanic eruptons and/or subsequent tsunamis and why, the Soviets, having built one in the Ukraine, would you not carry out the necessary high spec installation and regular maintenance?
Plain old fire can be dangerous if you don't take sensible precautions.