It=E2=80=99s a type of complex low frequency cavitation that disperses wid=
ely, John. I actually tried to measure it to find some foundation for wind =
turbine regs in our county (Sonoma). It was extremely difficult to do. Howe=
ver, there are numerous papers on the cavitation effect. Just be sure your =
home ain=E2=80=99t located downwind from one of those puppies. Unless it=E2=
=80=99s one of the new ones with extended shaft, your home may become worth=
less (and you and your family quite ill) very quickly. Check these referenc=
es out:
Bernie Krause
Calculating the Real Cost of Industrial Wind Power: An information up=
date for Ontario electricity consumers=E2=80=A8Compiled by: Keith Stelling,=
MA (McMaster), MNIMH, Dip. Phyt., =E2=80=A8MCPP (England)=E2=80=A8Date Pub=
lished: November, 2007
Reduction in CO2 Emissions - Estimating the Potential Contribution fr=
om Wind Power=E2=80=A8Author(s): David White, BSc, C Eng, F I Chem E=E2=80=
=A8Date Published: December 2004=E2=80=A8A report commissioned and publishe=
d by the Renewable Energy Foundation in the UK that outlines the potential =
reduction of CO2 emissions, or lack thereof, from operating wind turbines.
Estimation of Real Emissions Reduction Caused by Wind Generators=E2=
=80=A8Author(s): O. Liik, R. Oidram, M. Keel=E2=80=A8Date Published: June 2=
003=E2=80=A8A paper that discusses how and why emissions reductions in a th=
ermal based power grid are not proportional to the electricity production o=
f wind turbines. An example calculation of real emissions reduction/gain is=
based on Estonian and Danish data.
Noise Radiation from Wind Turbines Installed Near Homes -
Effects on Health
Author(s): Barbara J Frey, BA, MA, and Peter J Hadden, BSc, FRICS
Date Published: February 2007
A report on the health effects caused by industrial wind turbines. Th=
e report contains first-hand accounts by individuals affected by industrial=
wind turbines, and also contains annotated reviews of research articles pe=
rtaining to the field of wind turbine acoustics.=E2=80=A8=E2=80=A8
Windpower & Renewable Energy Planning Study=E2=80=A8Author(s): Jones =
Consulting Group, Ltd.=E2=80=A8Date Published: September 2007=E2=80=A8This =
is the final revision of the background research paper prepared by Jones Co=
nsulting Group as part of the wind and renewable energy study that has been=
running since June 2007 and will continue until January 2008 for the Count=
y of Essex
=E2=80=A8And one on the effects on wildlife
http://www.ckwag.org/pdfs/DA2007WindTurbinesandWildlife.pdf
On Oct 2, 2014, at 5:32 PM, John Campbell [naturerecor=
dists] <> wrote:
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> David
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> Could you please explain why the sound you describe is not measurable?
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> Thanks, John
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> On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 10:04 AM, [naturerecordists]<n=
> wrote:
> I've also looked into an example of subjective noise disturbance with win=
d
> turbines. I made a submission to a Public Inquiry over induced secondary=
> wake noise. This is when turbulence pulses at about one a second meet a t=
ree
> or a house, where locally they generate a regular swooshing sound but whi=
ch
> are not measurable in free air with a meter, but which can make a house
> uninhabitable.
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> David Brinicombe
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