Comments on: Shhhh! New Low Noise Wind Turbine Blades Designed By GE http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/19/wind-turbine-noise-reduced-by-new-ge-design/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Sun, 28 Dec 2014 20:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Bob_Wallace http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/19/wind-turbine-noise-reduced-by-new-ge-design/#comment-177449 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 05:39:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55254#comment-177449 Perhaps we should start a rumor that people that live close to wind farms have more frequent sex.

Something like the Chicago neighborhood that had a higher than expected birthrate. Figured out it was the 5 am train that passed through. “Well, since we’re awake anyway….”

]]> By: MorinMoss http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/19/wind-turbine-noise-reduced-by-new-ge-design/#comment-177448 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 05:33:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55254#comment-177448 Replace existing turbines with quieter ones but spread the word that the replacements are much louder and the company only cares about making money and not at all about the public’s wellbeing
Oh, the hilarity.

]]> By: sean http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/19/wind-turbine-noise-reduced-by-new-ge-design/#comment-177353 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:05:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55254#comment-177353 you are forgetting that Noise=Vibration=Maintenance=$$$

even if the noise is small, you are adding to the wear and tear on the turbine

the other benefit is that if their are less eddy currents you have less turbulence and can possibly stack turbines closer together

]]> By: Kent Doering http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/19/wind-turbine-noise-reduced-by-new-ge-design/#comment-177338 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 20:01:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55254#comment-177338 As a U.S. nam Vet- ex-pat residing i Germany ad outsourcing fro some of the clean tech competition to G.E. here, I find the development interesting. I am familiar with wind turbine oise, and the developments for onshore installations are welcome. However, as most German onshore installations are i forested regions – with the blades above the trees- or aagrarian field installations at least 1.5 to 2 kilometers away from residential districts and towns- the noise factor- is lessened. Offshore wind park build outs up to 60 miles offshore- say the Helgoland wind park build out which will have a big capaöcity of 5.1 gigawatts, the noise factor – becomes irrelevat.

]]> By: Bob_Wallace http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/19/wind-turbine-noise-reduced-by-new-ge-design/#comment-177302 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 15:36:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55254#comment-177302 Well, we can imagine that the folks with the imaginary problems will quit making absurd claims…. ;o)

I find the increase in output more interesting. Cheaper power from renewables = faster death to fossil fuels.

]]> By: JamesWimberley http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/19/wind-turbine-noise-reduced-by-new-ge-design/#comment-177279 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:16:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55254#comment-177279 Since most complaints about wind turbine noise are imaginary, it´s not likely that (welcome) real reductions in noise will stop them.

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