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Plans for a single turbine on an old airfield in Tealing, East Scotland, has received objections from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) over concerns that it will interfere with the RAF Leuchars military radar. The Background The 86.5m single turbine is proposed to be located near to another turbine which…
Germany’s wind energy association (BWE) say that 3.5GW of onshore wind developments are delayed by aviation safety and radar concerns, reports Wind Power Monthly. Wind turbine radar and aviation issues can affect developments of all sizes, and in different countries. Back in 2012 the UK’s leading renewable energy trade association, RenewableUK,…
The Australia 108 skyscraper plans have been dropped after battling with numerous constraints. One concerned stakeholder was the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, since there were claims that the 388 metre construction would be an obstruction to a flight path. Also, the scale of Melbourne skyscraper received disapproval from the City…
Concerns about wind turbine radar interference can affect projects of all sizes. Just yesterday BBC News reported that a single turbine development in south Devon has received an objection from the Ministry of Defence (MOD). In a letter from the UK defence body to the South Hams District Council, who…
When developing your wind development, investigating wireless communication constraints may not be the first thing you look to assess but, as you approach submitting the planning application for your scheme, it is worth bearing in mind the time scale which are involved in an assessment of this kind. Wind turbines…
Military officials are concerned that a planned Scottish wind farm will affect the radar’s ability to detect aircraft at an airbase. Bodinfinnoch, a four turbine development 4km East of Mulben, Moray, will cause unacceptable interference to radar operation at RAF Lossiemouth according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The project…
We have been completing a lot of updates to Pager Power Online recently. The latest release on Friday 12th July 2013 saw yet more improvements to the user interface (UI), including the new way of defining wind development site boundaries when initially checking for any radar, aviation or communication link…
The Scotsman reports that Scotland wind energy output could increase from 9.9GW to 16.1GW now that a new wind turbine radar system has been approved at Prestwick Airport. Aveillant’s 3D Holographic Radar system can identify the difference between wind turbine blades and moving aircraft, allowing more wind turbine applications to…
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