redfrock Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 (edited) She wandered if any of you live near any wind turbines, how do you find them? Noise? Vibration? The sight of them? Sorry but when I read this initially I read it as 'how do you find them?' and I thought well I can see them of course! We have some near to us. They are located in the sea though and do not affect us. Strangely I find them very peaceful to watch - although I know many people don't like them. Inland I find big farms of them creepy. I think I am a little strange Edited May 16, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfrock Posted May 16, 2009 Author Share Posted May 16, 2009 bit like the Triffids aren't they! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfrock Posted May 16, 2009 Author Share Posted May 16, 2009 I just had to google them ... What strange things! Guess I must be showing my age I meant in the creepyness way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 we have some about 10 miles away or so so not near, but we have quite a few around here. They do not upset me generally, but I do wonder how efficient they really are as there are ALWAYs some not working regardless of the weather. I have heard (not sure where from) that they are not as effective as we are led to believe, and there are crtainly regularly what look like workmen around them. I cant substanciate this though. Perhaps it would be useful to ask to see the evidence of how good they are as well as address concerns about noise etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 There's a huge one in Reading - I have never been aware of noise from it. A farm up the road has a mini one (although that is fairly large compared with David Cameron's) and that can buzz when it is really windy - but then they aren't near anyone for it to be a bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 They are SO BEAUTIFUL! A wonderful addition to the countryside - graceful and appealing. The big ones I know of are in Dagenham though and pretty much anything new looks good compared to what was there before.... I know that is a very arty picture but in my days in 'nam it looked more like this..... But I digress - my neighbor has a wind turbine - bigger than the pants ones B&Q used to sell - it's mounted on a container in his field. I like it and it used to be quite noisy but he did something to fix that and now it isnt. At least it isn't this close - when I'm walking in the fields I sometimes realise I can hear it whistling. There is some land for sale at the end of our village - frankly I'l rather see it bought for wind turbines than our current fear that it might be bought by some "locals" who are going to be evicted from their current site. At least the turbines would only go up AFTER planning permission has been given. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I think I saw something in the local paper about one being put in a village a few miles from Ely so I can let you know in a year or so! I don't mind the look of them, would be a bit concerned about noise I suppose. But then I live within earshot of the A10 so I doubt it would be worse than that..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily95 Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Well, so far i dont live to close to any. But, the people who live behind me are planning on building a 25 metre one, in their back field. Not if my mum has anything to do with it. Will let you know how that goes. Emily xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I look over a valley to a hill covered in them and don't mind them at all. I drove right up to them one day to see them up close.....and they've just put 3 right at the side of the M74 (main motorway connecting Scotland/England) at the junction where I go on to get to work....a bit of a distraction for motorists I would have thought, especially if you've never been up close to one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Well, so far i dont live to close to any.But, the people who live behind me are planning on building a 25 metre one, in their back field. Not if my mum has anything to do with it. Will let you know how that goes. Emily xxx Is it going to be that much of a bother? My neighbors must be pretty much that high but we can't really see it from our house or garden (can see it when there are NO leaves on the trees) and as said there isn't really any noise now - I can't remember what he did but he changed something on it because it used to whistle. The noice got him LOADS of complaints but only from his SONS!!!! The first night it was up it kept them awake all night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Friends of mine have got one, they live in a converted barn so have lots of land - it IS noisy when you stand next to it, but once we're in the house you don't notice it. I do agree about the ones at Dagenham, Pengy- always lifts my heart to drive down the A13 and spot them, they look so graceful! I think electricity pylons are really ugly, but "Ooops, word censored!"ody notices them anymore - we take them for granted. I think wind turbines will be the same in a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitbag Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I live about 5 minutes away from the one in Reading. It's on a motorway so you can't hear any noise from it , although it is pretty much in the costco car park and you still can't hear it there. I don't really mind it, and I would quite like to see more! Am I a bit wierd!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I don't mind them, like to see them & they do a good job. If we had enough space we'd have them. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I find pylons creepy so I dont think you're odd - i think we are both odd. Seriously i like watching them but not sure if I'd want to live near one. Can anyone remember a kids programe yrs ago where machinery and things like pyllons acted strangely? Ok ye I am odd. it was very distrubing this program and I'd love t know if its on DVD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 They are trying to put 16 - yes, 16 - of them next to our village and we are, naturally, objecting quite strongly. Without wishing to sound like a NIMBY (which of course, I am) this is way too many for a sleepy little village to have right next door (i.e. within a mile of the nearest homes). There are lots of anti arguments including health risks which the opponents are using because you can't argue about devaluing house prices or not looking nice! Personally, I think they can look very impressive and graceful but on I'm sure they could be sited on brownfield sites, or away from homes Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I actually think they are quite beautiful to look at. I've been past the Reading one and the Dagenham one. The best ones I've seen are on the way to Rye in Sussex (if we're going from Dymchurch). There are lots of them there and the land is quite flat. My cousin has some near her in Norfolk and she's forever sending me sunset photos of them on her mobile so I know its not just me that likes them We knew we were in for a windy time in Portugal when we turned up to the villa and there was a wind farm behind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milli Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Personally I would much rather see fields full of wind turbines than other possibilities such as nuclear or coal fired power stations. Our energy has to come from somewhere, but it's funny how we never want these things in our back yard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 16 outside a village is a bit much though. Why can't they compromise with one like the Reading monster (which is beautiful) rather than so many - can't be good for wild birds like swans etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Personally I would much rather see fields full of wind turbines than other possibilities such as nuclear or coal fired power stations. Our energy has to come from somewhere, but it's funny how we never want these things in our back yard! I quite agree! I've been reading how the Government is thinking of building new coal-fired power stations. I find it mind-boggling that they can spend so much time telling us how we should do everything we can to reduce carbon emissions; they tax our cars in the name of reducing carbon emissions; they offer grants to install solar power/wind power in our homes and then they go and build new CO2 emitting power stations and new runways at Heathrow! It just doesn't make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milli Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 16 outside a village is a bit much though. Why can't they compromise with one like the Reading monster (which is beautiful) rather than so many - can't be good for wild birds like swans etc. Yeah, I can see that maybe 16 right next to a village might not be the best place, especially if there are other sites in the area. As for birds, the RSPB supports installing more onshore wind farms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 If the RSPB are happy, then it can't be too bad. Not a nuclear fan at all, and then there's the waste issue. With regard to the farm up the road, theirs isn't enormous, but they generate enough surplus to add into the grid and they are actually being paid by the power company instead of the other way round. They have umpteen children and a huge farmhouse, so it must be good enough and it has more than paid for itself. Been there for years, so there must be much more efficient ones nowadays. Er, windmill that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 I think are look great but maybe a tad out of place in a quaint little village! They could re-design them to look like windy millers for areas like that I think they should site them in areas that are already spoilt, where possible. They are planning to install a large number about a mile off our beach. The uproar of how it is going to spoil the view has been quite remarkable. They are going to spoil the view of a nuclear power station and the largest blast furnace in europe (soon to be the quietest too). There is also a concern that they are going to slice and dice the local bird population. Can't see it myself they don't spin at 2000 rpm do they? The only thing that would worry me would be ice build up on the blade tips, it can do a bit of damage when it lets fly. I am sure they have designed this out by now though (heated blades) Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 16 outside a village is a bit much though. Why can't they compromise with one like the Reading monster (which is beautiful) rather than so many - can't be good for wild birds like swans etc. It is beautiful,isn't it?, and you can see it for miles around too I can't see it from my village as there are too many trees, but just half a mile down the road & its way in the distance - I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily95 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Well, so far i dont live to close to any.But, the people who live behind me are planning on building a 25 metre one, in their back field. Not if my mum has anything to do with it. Will let you know how that goes. Emily xxx Is it going to be that much of a bother? My neighbors must be pretty much that high but we can't really see it from our house or garden (can see it when there are NO leaves on the trees) and as said there isn't really any noise now - I can't remember what he did but he changed something on it because it used to whistle. The noice got him LOADS of complaints but only from his SONS!!!! The first night it was up it kept them awake all night. Hmm. It wont really bother me, I think that we should all be trying our best to find other sources of electricity. Its just my mum hates noise. She absoulutley hates it. So far nothing else has been said about it, apart from the people from the local area complaining too. Emily xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 A whole crop of these appeared on the River Mersey care of Peel Holdings (I think) I love them! I think they look graceful, in an industrial landscape kind of way. Through my work I have the opportunity to see them up close. Yes, touch them kind of close and also to work alongside them. I never notice any noise from them. I gather they are quite productive. Further down the estuary, some very sleek wind turbines have been put in next to the new Arena and Convention Centre. (maybe 6?) You would think they were an art feature, or not even notice them if you hadn't been told. I'm not sure if these at as productive as the "traditional" ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
