A study of offshore wind farms off Europe's coasts has revealed that the structures pose no threat to marine life, and in fact, they help sustain it.
Scientists at Stockholm University's Zoology Department conducted the study and found that the turbine foundations acted as habitats for fish, crabs, mussels, lobsters and plants, creating a more diverse and dense population of marine life at wind farm sites than at control sites away from the farms.
Like in the case of sunken subway cars or ships, the scientists said that the foundations were essentially acting as artificial reefs. This study could potentially lead to wind and wave farm designs that foster this occurance. Because wind farm sites are less suitable for bottom trawling, the farms could be built as safe zones for threatened species.
Yet another positive outcome of offshore wind.
via CleanTechnica
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written by LoveearthAlways, January 20, 2010
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written by Smeldon, January 21, 2010
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written by Pedant, January 22, 2010
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written by jack, January 22, 2010
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written by Fellow, January 24, 2010
If this happens, it is likely that the fish will be unable to breathe, may bleed out through their gills and consequently die.
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written by Timetrvlr, January 26, 2010
Eventually, we will be smart enough to harvest some of the vast electrical generating potential of the Gulf Stream current off-shore at Miami. Then we could harvest power above the waves as well as below.
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written by Carol, January 30, 2010
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written by Danno, February 01, 2010
http://tinyurl.com/ycdboxk
It took me 30 seconds to google that report, so please don't argue "reports" that don't exist, or advance strange theories about fish dying in fantastic ways. If there really were adverse health effects (beyond minor annoyance), they would be self-evident, i.e., people or animals or fish would show signs of health issues that are statistically outside of the normal range of health issues for people & animals that don't live near wind turbines.
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