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Wind energy On which scale levels do windmills occur and what is the impact of that? Scale Made by: René van Dorp Aike Potze
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How big are windmills and how are they influencing the environment? Windmills are becoming larger. A gondola of 80-120 metres high and blades of 45-60 metres long 2 problems for birds and bats: Fly against the wicks Trying to fly around the windmills Stop breeding nearby a windmill
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How big are windmills and how are they influencing the environment? Rotating blades-> Annoying sound Noise standard of 47 dB Risk of fatal accidents Degrading components Falling ice off the blades Annoying cast shadow
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Hoe groot zijn windmolenparken? Legend More than 50 MW Between 10MW and 50 MW Between 1MW and 10 MW Smaller than 1MW
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How big are windmillparks? Largest windmillpark in the world: In front of the coast of England Over 100 windmills 370 MW 300.000 households 35 km²
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What are good locations to place windmills? Flat surface or in water Few birds and buildings In The Netherlands along the coast or in / near water surfaces In The Netherlands are no mountains In other countries often on mountains or along the coast
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Where are windmills located and how many windmills are located there? The Netherlands: Mostly in or around the water Coastal regions 1900 big windmills 2000MW 580 windmills located in Flevoland 325 windmills located in Friesland and NoordHolland
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Where are windmills located and how many windmills are located there? Other countries: Countries with long coastlines or big landmasses China is a good example of this Long coastline, big landmass Big goals explosive growth One of the biggest producents of windmills in the world 2015: 100 GW
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Where are windmills located and how many windmills are located there? European Union Windmills located in the sea 2,4GW 100 GW under development 2030: 150 GW
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