2 MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT WIND TURBINES
What is the most common misconception you have about wind turbines?
There are many common misconceptions among people about wind energy and horizontal axis wind turbines. In this article, we will talk about the most common misconception people take as a fact and pass on among themselves.
The First Misconception is Blades being not Recycling
Many people and exactly those who are against the idea of wind energy are asking what happens to those huge blades of wind turbines after their working lives are over? Many in the renewable energy industry are looking to turn the potential landfill problem into a profitable recycling opportunity.
The Second Misconceptions is Wind Turbines kill Birds and Bats
For many of us, wind power, a feasible source of energy that costs far less than nuclear and coal power, and contributes almost no pollution to the atmosphere, seems almost perfect.
But there are some people who disagree and are fighting to install new wind turbines in the U.S.
They cite bird mortality as an unacceptable wind-generated side effect. We intend to save large numbers of birds from death at the blades of enormous wind turbines through litigation and demonstrations against the pending legislation.
In the United States, five billion birds are killed annually from anthropogenic sources, including collisions with human-made structures such as vehicles, buildings and windows, power lines, communications towers, and wind turbines; electrocutions; oil spills and other contaminants; pesticides; cat predation; and commercial by-catch fishing.
13.7 Million Birds Are Dying Every Day in the U.S
The causes of these deaths, of course, are varied; according to a government-led study, millions of birds die of ‘natural’ causes, but there are plenty of factors that keep them from that demise, many of which are near to home. One report indicates that rural cats kill as many as 39 million birds a year in the US alone.
According to a New York Times article :
- Pesticides kill 72 million birds directly.
- 60 million to 80 birds killed by cars.
- High-tension transmission and power distribution lines are also deadly obstacles.
1 billion birds killed by collision with Buildings each year in the US
Scientists estimate that at least 100 million and perhaps as much as a billion birds die each year in the US when they collide with buildings, particularly skyscrapers covered with glass or illuminated. And, in a new report, conservationists now have a better idea of which American cities are the most deadly for the wings.
European studies; According to fish and wildlife service :
- 174 million birds die each year by flying into these wires.
Only 10,000 to 40,000 birds killed by wind turbines according to ABC
So why the misconceptions that label wind turbines? So why is all this objection even though we do not see a negative impact of the turbines on wildlife, nature, and the climate as well, and in return, we see the great negative impact of other energies on the environment and on the lives of wild and marine species
So what we conclude is Wind energy and birds: The two can co-exist, but only if turbines are sited properly we agree with this point and birds protectins services are working with wind turbine companies eliminate threats” and “conserve habitats.” and we should not forget also the advantages of these machines.
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