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Radio waves problems forces council to rethink turbines
Plans for wind turbines in Pride Park are to be downgraded because the electricity generators would interfere with phone and radio communication.
A year ago, Derby City Council announced a proposal to install up to 10 of the turbines at the business park.
The council had planned to offer the power as a green alternative to the various businesses on Pride Park.
But now it says this will not currently be possible because the blades of the 400ft-high wind turbines would disrupt Pride Park's telecommunication network by interfering with the transmission of radio and microwaves.
Although turbine blades are not of metallic construction, they can reflect and diffract radio waves.
February 1, 2008
by Aly Walsh
in Evening Telegraph
Plans for wind turbines in Pride Park are to be downgraded because the electricity generators would interfere with phone and radio communication.
A year ago, Derby City Council announced a proposal to install up to 10 of the turbines at the business park.
The council had planned to offer the power as a green alternative to the various businesses on Pride Park.
But now it says this will not currently be possible because the blades of the 400ft-high wind turbines would disrupt Pride Park's telecommunication network by interfering with the transmission of radio and microwaves.
Although turbine blades are not of metallic construction, they... [continue via Web link]
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