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Infrasound Measurements of Falmouth Wind Turbines 2015
MassDEP for 10 years ignored unregulated infrasound & low-frequency health-related issues
Letter to Karen Elleman from Vestas wind company CEO Ditlev Engel nothing we can do about infra sound
Engel, Ditlev CEO Vestas - June 30, 2011 :
"Dear Karen Ellemann,"Following previous correspondence, I am writing this letter to express my concern regarding the limits for low frequency noise from wind turbines now being proposed."
"At this point you may have asked yourself why it is that Vestas does not just make changes to the wind turbines so that they produce less noise? The simple answer is that at the moment it is not technically possible to do so, and it requires time and resources because presently we are at the forefront of what is technically possible for our large wind turbines, and they are the most efficient of all."
Yours sincerely, Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Ditlev Engel
Chief Executive Officer
http://www.windaction.org/posts/32711-letter-from-vestas-low-frequency-noise-and-wind-turbines#.XiMZMchKi00
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Infrasound Measurements of Falmouth Wind Turbines 2015
The Massachusetts court system consists of the Supreme Judicial Court, the Appeals Court, and the seven Trial Court departments. In June of 2017, the court system shut down both Falmouth town-owned wind turbines after as many as eleven litigation cases and multiple appeals to those cases.
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Each turbine generates up to 110 decibels of noise the courts determined the turbines are a nuisance. The town was warned prior to construction about the noise levels and omitted the warnings from the public. The town failed to file Special Permit 240-166 as it would require special hearings in front of the zoning board in which case neighbors would have been notified.
The Town of Falmouth followed a state renewable energy goal disregarding the health and safety of the citizens they represent.
An independent acoustician experienced in turbine noise warned that just one turbine would need to be situated at least 2923 feet from the nearest neighbor in order to remain in compliance with governing noise regulations.
TECHNICAL MEMO
2015-004 February 27, 2015Infrasound Measurements of Wind Turbines
Noise Control Engineering, LLC
0.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
"Noise Control Engineering, LLC (NCE) was retained by Senie & Associates P.C. to evaluate the acoustic impact at the home of Neil and Betsy Andersen at 211 Blacksmith Shop Road, East Falmouth, Massachusetts. The goal of the evaluation was to determine if the three nearby wind turbines were detectable within the interior of the home. These wind turbines are all Vestas, model V82 at 1.65 megawatts.
Two wind turbines are owned by the Town of Falmouth; known as “Wind #1” and “Wind #2”. The third turbine is privately owned by Notus Clean Energy and referred to as the “Notus” turbine. Wind #1 is the closest to the Andersen home at a nominal distance of 1,385 feet. The other two wind turbines are more than double that distance.
Soon after the first wind turbine was operational, complaints were filed by the Andersens and other neighbors. In the following years, evaluations of audible sound were performed by various organizations including NCE, consultants for the Town, consultants for Notus, and even the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP). Various results were reported with some evaluations showing compliance and some showing non-compliance.
The study reported herein differed in a number of ways from previous evaluations performed by NCE and others. The major difference is that the primary measurements reported here is infrasound. Briefly, infrasound is sound pressure levels with frequency below 20 hertz which is generally considered an inaudible frequency range. Another difference is that measurements were taken both inside and outside the home. All previous tests were performed at exterior locations due to the fact that State regulations and local ordinance were only applicable at outdoor locations.
The methods used herein allowed for the collection of infrasonic sound pressure levels within the inside of the Andersen residence. Inspection of this data shows that there is a readily identifiable acoustic signature that is attributable to the Wind #1 Turbine, and to slightly lessor extent the Wind #2 turbine both inside and outside the Andersen home. These results are similar to results from other international researchers with references given in the report.
Based on our experience, NCE can unequivocally state that the infrasonic signature captured inside the Andersen residence with the wind turbines operational is 100% attributable to one or both of the Town’s Wind Turbines. To put the conclusions more commonly, this study finds that the wind turbine(s) produce acoustic emissions which are “acoustically trespassing” into the Andersen home."
The full report can be accessed at this link :
2017 Massachusetts courts forever shut down the 110-decibel nuisance wind turbines June 2017
#Massachusetts courts shut down the two Falmouth 110-decibel nuisance wind turbines June 2017
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection after ten years and thousands of noise complaints from twenty one Massachusetts communities has never interviewed a single wind turbine victim.
Throughout our history, numerous federal and state agencies that have been created to address the issues related to safety and health continue to ignore facts for a political agenda
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection are stuck in regulatory capture.
Falmouth Wind Turbine Health Fiasco Cost To Taxpayers 15 Million
