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This is a photosimulation of U.S. Wind's proposed offshore wind facility to be sited 12-miles off the coast of Maryland. U.S. Wind secured the lease rights to two locations off the coast of Ocean City. In total the company is seeking permission to erect up to 187 turbines (750 MW) within an 80,000-acre area.
Ocean City and offshore wind
This is a photosimulation of U.S. Wind's proposed offshore wind facility to be sited 12-miles off the coast of Maryland. U.S. Wind secured the lease rights to two locations off the coast of Ocean City. In total the company is seeking permission to erect up to 187 turbines (750 MW) within an 80,000-acre area.
Iberdrola/Amazon Desert Wind project consists of 104 turbines for a total installed capacity of 208 megawatts. The landscape of North Carolina is now littered with massive turbines and 62 miles of access roads. Special thanks to Don Carrington for sharing his photos.
This view of the Wolfe Island wind energy facility demonstrates how the turbines overwhelm the community.
These before and after photos by Hermann Dirr of windflut-elpe.de demonstrate the devastation of Germany's landscape due to wind energy. The photos that show the turbines are not simulations but actual photographs of current conditions. Those images without the turbines have been altered to have the turbines removed. The full slide presentation, can be accessed by clicking the link on this page. The creators of this content hope that those who see these images will understand the enormity of the impacts.
The 7 megawatt machine, located just 50 meters off the coast at Methil is a test system for Korean-based Samsung Heavy Industries to evaluate the technical capabilities of the machine. The turbine has a total height of height of 643 ft (196m),
The Middlemoor and Wandylaw projects as seen from Holy Island across the Pilgrims Way. Middlemoor consists of 18 turbines, each with a height of up to 125 metres (including the blades) and a maximum generating capacity of 54 megawatts. The project was placed into service during the summer of 2013. The separate Wandylaw project consists of 10 turbines, also each standing 125 meters in height, with a capacity of 20.5 megawatts.
The Lynn and Inner Dowsing projects consisting of 54 Seimens 3.6-107 turbines are sited 5.2 KM off Skegness and 5.2 KM off Ingoldmells. This image from Skegness Beach shows the visual impact.
The Shiloh Wind Power Plant located in the Montezuma Hills of Solano County, California, USA, very near Bird's Landing. The site, located 40 miles northeast of San Francisco, has a nameplate capacity of 505 megawatts (MW). It was constructed in 4 stages (Shiloh I, II, III and IV) between 2005 and 2012.
The new wind turbine erected on Blyth Quayside dominates the town.
This composite image shows the relative size of the older turbines at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area and those replacing them. The smaller turbines are the Windmatic 65 kilowatt machines that stand 84 feet tall on four-leg lattice towers. The blade length is 7 meters. The larger towers are Mitsubishi 1 megawatt turbines installed in the Buena vista section of Altamont with blade lengths of 31 meters.
This picture was taken from the top of Lowell Mountain in Vermont, 20 miles away and northeast of the turbines in the view. First Wind erected the sixteen 2.5 megawatt Clipper wind turbines. Each stands over 420 feet tall.
Wind turbines on a ridge near Centralia, Columbia County in Pennsylvania.
John Deere Renewables' 32-tower wind plant located in the Village of Ubly, Huron County Michigan is the largest wind facility in the State. The 53-megawatt facility went into commercial operation in December 2008. The turbines dominate the landscape, and noise emissions are proving unbearable for some neighboring residents.
John Deere Renewables' 32-tower wind plant located in the Village of Ubly, Huron County Michigan is the largest wind facility in the State. The 53-megawatt facility went into commercial operation in December 2008. The turbines dominate the landscape, and noise emissions are proving unbearable for some neighboring residents.
This image of the Wolfe Island wind turbines was taken by the Watertown Daily News photographer Colleen White at approximately 7:45 p.m., just after sunset. Ms. White shot it using a Nikon D2H with a 300mm lens. Aperture at 2.8, shutter 1/1500 at ISO 200. The turbines are approximately 30 miles from Watertown, NY where the picture was taken.
Image of the High Sheldon wind facility taken from a farm in the town. The Invenergy facility consists of seventy-five 1.5 megawatt wind turbines (total 112.5 megawatts). The project went online in January 2009. Noise complaints have been filed by residents living within the shadows of the towers.
Image of the High Sheldon wind facility taken from a farm in the town. The Invenergy facility consists of seventy-five 1.5 megawatt wind turbines (total 112.5 megawatts). The project went online in January 2009. Noise complaints have been filed by residents living within the shadows of the towers.
Image of the High Sheldon wind facility taken from a farm in the town. The Invenergy facility consists of seventy-five 1.5 megawatt wind turbines (total 112.5 megawatts). The project went online in January 2009. Noise complaints have been filed by residents living within the shadows of the towers.
Large wind turbines in Huron County, Michigan, are part of the state's first commercial-scale wind farm. The Monroe area was not among four locations in Michigan recommended by a panel as the best for harnessing wind energy.