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Wind farms Change the Micro-Climate only to a Small Degree

© Hans Hillewaert

Wind farms have an effect on the micro-climate in their surroundings. However, as has been measured in a new study, the effect is only small so that it is no reason against wind farms.

News seen at: BBC - Science

Further Info

Image from wikimedia. Offshore wind farm, using 5 MW turbines REpower 5M in the North Sea off the coast of Belgium. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Attribution: Hans Hillewaert
Wikipedia entry on Wind Turbine
Link to scientific article in Environmental Research Letters

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