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Yes, wind farms are brilliant. They are a clean, renewable source of energy which I don't think look
ugly at all. To the people who think they do, then what would you prefer? A wind turbine or a dirty
great power station spewing out fumes everywhere? |
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I do agree, they are good for the environment, they may require steel (CO2 emission) but they can
always be put somewhere where no-one will care where they are.
E.g. The Atlantic, i know what you think, it'll take ages to build, but it's better than nothing |
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Wind farms are needed at the moment. It's a shame some people find them an eyesore or noise
polluting. If you see them, I recommend walking underneath one. What an amazing but scary
experience!
Anyway, I'm glad people are thinking more positively about renewable resources! |
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Yea, especially when fossil fuels are running out, renewable energy is the way forward |
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I agree. We need to ensure we do all we can to reduce the damage we are inflicting on the ozone
layer by reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. |
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Alternative energy is always good. |
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Wind farms are much more useful that burning fossil fuels. Especially better for the environment.
However, you do get the occasional farmer who says "I don't want a wind farm making my land ugly!".
The solution to this is ofshore wind farms. Wind farms are great! |
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On the long run, wind mills are the most efficient generators of electricity. Certainly better than
coal-powered or petrol powered generators !
When better batteries will be developed, it will be possible to store energy for the windless days. |
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Anything that generates energy but doesn't cause pollution or waste is a good idea. Wind farms may
not be terribly efficient, but if you've got the space and you've got a breeze, why not? |
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That is totally right! It saves electricity and it saves money |
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Wind farms are good for the environment and everything else! |
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As I write this at 5 p.m., 40 mile per hour blasts of wind buffet my Northern Nevada home. This is
the pattern virtually every day.
This state’s legislators make noises about harnessing its abundant wind energy, but have never
developed a viable policy to do so. Part of the problem is that Nevada is extremely under-populated,
and the transmission lines between wind generators would have to be too long between isolated
communities. There are no tax breaks for installing alternative-energy sources.
More and more people in the U.S. Are installing private wind-power generators. They are so effective
the meters run backward and people sell wattage back to the power company! But prohibitive costs and
the loud noise produced by turbines have so far stymied the widespread use of wind power.
Another objection to wind turbines is the toll they take on migrating birds. This a problem to be
solved. |
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Yes! They are environmentally at least. |
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And coal plants which bellow clouds of black smog into the sky are pretty?
Wind energy is extremely efficient and, unlike water energy, doesn't destroy ecosystems or
habitats.
Imo solar energy should be used more, but wind energy's better than most. |
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Wind farms are those in which we see a group of wind turbines that are situated close to each other
in the same location and these turbines run to generate electrical power. But the production rate
remains to be variable as it entirely depends on the winds. These farms are definitely good in the
sense that the electricity that they produce has proven to be very much helpful and required for
purposes like forestation and agriculture. A huge amount of water supply comes with the help of
these wind farms. Not only in agriculture and forestation but it is also helpful for domestic
purposes. Generally at a medium voltage of 34.5kV these wind turbines are interconnected which then
transforms into a high voltage and transmits electric grid. Basically these farms work on wind
energy and are really of great use to us. |
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I am FOR it. Perhaps those against it should move next door to an open pit coal mine, nuclear
facility, or an oil well. These days folks would rather say something's unattractive to them and
turn their heads from the problem. Some solutions aren't pretty, though I believe that wind farms
aren't among the ugly ones.
In the US, farmers often use windmills to keep their crops from being killed by late spring freezes.
The ones that don't use windmills use smudge pots, which aren't nearly as friendly to the
environment.
I'm surprised that someone (Researcher) who says they are "an active Friends of the Earth member and
a campaigner for environmental issues" feels that "ugly" is so darn important. Maybe the wind
turbine manufacturers could make them a prettier color. You should ask next time you're out
campaigning for the environment. Sheesh. |
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I think we will face a severe energy crunch in coming decades (you can already see it start to bite
now with oil close to $100 per barrel) and we will need every resource we can think of to cope with
it.
I support the expansion of wind power, therefore. It may spoil the appearance of the countryside,
but I think this is exactly the kind of scruple we're going to have to toss overboard as we get
involved in a desperate struggle for survival after the twin catastrophes of global warming and oil
depletion begin to hit hard. |
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Yes more renewable should be essential |
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There are proposals for massive wind farms in the pacific west. This includes clear cutting forests
with no way of replacing the trees cut. Same with solar panel plants. Some proposals involved
great areas of clear cutting.
On my side of the country the turbines were proposed out in Cape Cod bay. I am actually okay with
this, if it is the price we have to pay to get off foreign oil, but this proposal was opposed by Ted
Kennedy (not exactly a conservative) was a leading opponent of this proposal because of what it
would do to the aesthetics of the environment. |
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I am undecided so I will be on this side for now. I am ready to switch for I am fickle.
I want to know how productive they are. Most importantly how long would it take for the windturbine
to break even. We should bear in mind the amount of energy it takes to make, transport, erect and
to maintain them. How long would it have to be up and working for it to make this energy back?
Also once it is "in the black" how much would one windmill supply. One house, a small village, a
town? Answers please. |
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The Scottish Government are about to decide a planning application to erect 181 wind turbines on the
Isle of Lewis, an area of great scenic beauty that has environmental protection status and is
internationally important for its landscape and birdlife.
Originally, the plans had been to build 200 plus wind turbines, but even with the downscaling of the
project it will still be the largest onshore wind farm in Europe.
The project will be an ugly blot on an otherwise pristine environment. Not only that it will involve
destroying large tracts of valuable carbon sink peat land to build access roads and the wind turbine
plinths. All in all, it is highly questionable whether there really will be any environmental gain
from the renewable energy produced given the devastation it will cause not only to establish the
wind farm but to pipe the electricity 200 miles south to central Scotland.
UPDATE: The Scottish Government have just announced they are "minded not to grant" the application.
The applicants now have an opportunity to respond. After four years in the pipeline, it now looks
like the opponents are about to win...unless a compromise deal is reached and the scale of the
project is substantially reduced. |
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I'm against wind farms as I live within sight of one and think it's ruining the environment around
us.
Wind farms are intrusive on the land and sea-scape. They are ugly, noisy things and they are forced
on us whether we ask for them or not.
I've looked at all the pro's and cons and still disagree with them, although I'm an active Friends
of the Earth member and a campaigner for environmental issues.
Local farmers say they disturb them. They are often sited on hills and moorland where animals graze
. People living near them say that they are disturbed by noise animals are afraid of them. There
have been reports of people loosing animals because of them.
They also disturb the delicate environments around them and that it very wrong.
Out at sea they look horrible and have wrecked some beautiful seascapes off the coast of Britain and
Ireland.
They are of limited value for energy and the damage they cause , I believe , isn't worth the effort.
I think we should put more into looking at less obtrusive and more efficient methods of saving
energy. |
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16 Jan 2008 07:21
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