Land-Based Wind

Capturing energy from onshore wind.

Land-based wind energy technologies harness kinetic energy from the wind to generate electricity. While wind energy is very abundant in many parts of the world, wind resource development may compete with other land uses and have the potential to negatively impact birds and bats, terrestrial mammals, and the physical environment overall.

The greatest environmental concern with land-based wind is collision risk for birds and bats. The construction and maintenance process can alter the physical environment by destroying or fragmenting key habitats. There are also concerns about noise and visual impacts to both the environment and people. Effects of transmission lines are also a consideration as they produce an electromagnetic field that may be harmful to some organisms. Additionally, changes in flow may also be a concern, with large wind farms potentially causing large-scale atmospheric changes.

Affiliated Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
A proposed metric for assessing the potential of community annoyance from wind turbine low-frequency noise emissions Kelley, N. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Altamont: Public Perceptions of a Wind Energy Landscape Thayer, R., Freeman, C. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Wind Energy Development in California, USA Wilshire, H., Prose, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Vogels en windturbines (Birds and windturbines) Winkelman, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds
Prediction of Far Field Noise from Wind Energy Farms Shepherd, K., Hubbard, H. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Physical Environment
Cape Blanco Wind Farm Feasibility Study Technical Report No. 11: Terrestrial Ecology Portland General Electric Company Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Acoustic Noise Associated with the MOD-1 Wind Turbine: Its Source, Impact, and Control Kelley, N., McKenna, H., Hemphill, R. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise
Environmental Aspects of Large-Scale Wind-Power Systems in the UK Robson, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Noise Birds, Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Bird Movements and Collision Mortality at a Large Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Byrne, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Waterfowl, Raptors, Passerines, Birds
Method for Predicting Impulsive Noise Generated by Wind Turbine Rotors Viterna, L. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise
A Methodology for Assessment of Wind Turbine Noise Generation Kelley, N., Hemphill, R., McKenna, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise
Noise Measurements for Single and Multiple Operation of 50-kW Wind Turbine Generators Hubbard, H., Shepherd, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise
San Gorgonio Pass Wind Energy Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
The possible impact of wind power generators on flying birds Mead, C. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Assessment of Electromagnetic Interference Effects of the Solano Windfarm: Final Report Sengupta, D., Ferris, J., Senior, T. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind EMF Navigation, Human Dimensions
GE MOD-1 Noise Study Wells, R. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise
Wind Turbine Acoustic Standards Shepherd, K., Stephens, D., Grosveld, F. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise
Noise Generation of Upwind Rotor Wind Turbine Generators Spencer, R. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise
Measured and Calculated Characteristics of Wind Turbine Noise Thresher, R. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise
Raptor Baseline Studies in Energy Development Kennedy, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Raptors
A Field Study on the Aesthetics of Small Wind Machines: A Preliminary Report Strojan, C., Lawrence, K., O'Donnell, D. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Environmental Effects of Small Wind Energy Conversion Systems (SWECS) Lawrence, K., Strojan, C. Book Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Birds
Final Environmental Impact Statement Wind Turbine Generator System Block Island, Rhode Island US Department of Energy (DOE) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Avian Mortality at Man-Made Structures: An Annotated Bibliography Avery, M., Springer, P., Dailey, N. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Environmental Studies Related to the Operation of Wind Energy Conversion Systems Rogers, S., Cornaby, B., Rodman, C. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
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