Falmouth Wind Turbines 2016 -Boone North Carolina 1985

Federal and State Officials Knew About Wind Turbine Infra Sound In 1985

Between 1987 and 2016 nothing has changed about wind turbine infra sound except the locations. Thirty years ago it was Boone, North Carolina today 30 years later its Falmouth, Massachusetts and twenty one other communities. The taxpayers of Falmouth are financing a legal battle that was lost over 30 years ago.

The taxpayers of Falmouth are paying up to $300,000.00 every six months on wind turbine litigation.

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center is helping the town pay the litigation bill.

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, engineers in cooperation with NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and General Electric Company have been aware of wind turbine infra sound for over 30 years in Boone, North Carolina (1985-1987)

The NASA investigation by Dr. Neil Kelley and his colleagues established a link between wind turbine generated impulsive infrasound and low frequency noise and the symptoms (including sleep disturbance) reported by the Boone, North Carolina residents. Between 1982 and 1988

"In response to the complaints from Boone, the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) commissioned Dr. Neil Kelley and his colleagues at the Solar Research Institute (which later became the National Renewable Energy Laboratories of the US Department of Energy) to investigate possible causes. Over the next ten years, Kelley was able to take advantage of government and NASA facilities and funding to carry out extensive field investigations and laboratory research of a scope and thoroughness that has not been matched since. He also had access to experts at six leading American Universities as well as the co-operation and input of the wind turbine industry"

February 1985

Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy Contract No. DE-AC02-83CH-10093

http://www.nrel.gov/docs/legos...

This document summarizes the results of an extensive investigation into the physical factors surrounding noise complaints related to the DOE/NASA MOD-l wind turbine operating near Boone, North Carolina.

The annoyance was described as an intermittent “thumping” sound accompanied by vibrations.

A “feeling” or “presence” was described, felt rather than heard, accompanied by sensations of uneasiness and personal disturbance.

Some rattling of loose objects occurred.

The annoyance was real and not imagined.

(Figure 1.1) Kelley N.D., McKenna H. E., Hemphill R. R. , Etter C. I., Garrelts, R. I. & Linn, N. C. (1885) Acoustic Noise Associated with the MOD. 1 Wind Turbine: Its Source, Impact, and Control, Solar Energy Research Institute Technical Report SERI/TR-635-1166.

12:00 AM
July 1, 1979
2MW MOD-1 Turbine installed

September 1, 1979
First complaints received from a dozen families within a 3km radius of turbine

3 km equals 1.8 miles

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The wind turbine infra sound documentary by 12 year old Nathan Brown