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Impact of wind turbines questioned; Could turbines hurt future digital communications?
Commercial wind turbines could cause emergency communications systems to fail, leaving communities in the area at risk, according to a Clay Banks Windmill Planning Committee and Southern Door Fire Board member. ...Although wind energy systems do not appear to disrupt the current generation of analog type communication systems, the impact on digital voice communications systems remains unknown, Doug Weimer told the committee at its regular meeting Aug. 31.
The impact of wind energy systems on digital communications systems is difficult to document because only a few of those systems are now being used.
September 5, 2007
by Kurt Rentmeester
in Door County Advocate
Commercial wind turbines could cause emergency communications systems to fail, leaving communities in the area at risk, according to a Clay Banks Windmill Planning Committee and Southern Door Fire Board member.
Although wind energy systems do not appear to disrupt the current generation of analog type communication systems, the impact on digital voice communications systems remains unknown, Doug Weimer told the committee at its regular meeting Aug. 31.
The impact of wind energy systems on digital communications systems is difficult to document because only a few of those systems are now being used.
However, he said it has been proven that wind energy... [continue via Web link]
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