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Documents presented here are not the product of nor are they necessarily endorsed by National Wind Watch. These resource documents are provided to assist anyone wishing to research the issue of industrial wind power and the impacts of its development. The information should be evaluated by each reader to come to their own conclusions about the many areas of debate.
Health effects of wind turbines on humans in residential settings: Results of a scoping review
Author: Freiberg, Alice; et al. | Health
ABSTRACT Introduction As the global number of wind turbines has increased steadily in recent years, as has the number of studies about putative health effects in residential settings, it is the review purpose to give an overview of the characteristics and methodologies of the scientific literature around the topic in order to identify research gaps and to derive implications for research and practice. Additionally, study findings from higher-quality observational studies as well as results that seem to be of interest . . .
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Sanders and Rosskopfs versus Bavaria Windpark
Author: Higher Regional Court of Munich | Germany, Law, Noise
‘The defendant is ordered to cease operation of the wind power plant erected and operated on Plot no. 146 in the township of Ammerfeld, brand ENERCON E-82n, 2 MW capacity, hub height 138 metres, rotor diameter 82 metres, total height 179 metres, during the period of 22:00 hours to 06:00 hours, at a night emission rate of more than 45 dB(A) that is measurable at the residential building of the plaintiffs in 1) and 2) at 86688 Marxheim, St.-Gertraud-Straße 15.’ . . .
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Judgment in the cause Andrew and Rosemary Milne against Stuartfield Windpower
Author: Miller, Andrew | Law, Noise, Scotland
SHERIFF COURT OF GRAMPIAN, HIGHLAND AND ISLANDS AT ABERDEEN: 10 May 2018 The sheriff, having resumed consideration of the cause, Finds the following facts admitted or proved, namely: … 10) The planning consent was subject to a number of conditions including planning condition 17, which was in the following terms: At wind speeds not exceeding 12 metres per second, as measured or calculated at a height of 10 metres above ground level at the site, the noise level generated by the . . .
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Local impacts of wind farms on property values: A spatial difference-in-differences analysis
Author: Sunak, Yasin; and Madlener, Reinhard | Aesthetics, Environment, Germany, Property values
[ABSTRACT] Today’s investment decisions in large-scale onshore wind projects in Germany are no longer determined only by the investment’s economic benefit, but also by concerns associated to social acceptance. Despite a mostly positive attitude towards the expansion of wind power, local public concerns often stem from the belief that the proximity to large-scale wind farms may lead to a decrease in property prices. In particular, the change in landscape caused by the construction of a wind farm may have an . . .
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