2007-03-12 01:19:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
I don't think they are ugly at all, though they remind me of day of the triffids for some reason.
2007-03-12 02:50:43 · answer #1 · answered by CHARISMA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem with wind farms is not what they look like, it’s their size.
Whilst a few wind turbines on top of a hill somewhere might not seem too bad, what you have to remember is that you would need a wind farm the size of Greater Manchester to produce the same amount of power as just *one* nuclear power station. Oh, and you won’t get a single watt when the wind doesn’t blow. Oh, and they’ll be many times more expensive to build too.
Wind power in the UK is just a pipe-dream given current technology.
2007-03-12 12:24:26 · answer #2 · answered by amancalledchuda 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It really depends where they are put. If put amongst areas of outstanding natural beauty they will always be ugly.
There are so many misconceptions about them though.
Noisy? I have over five hundred wind turbines only a mile away from me and I regularly walk amongst them to watch the birds there. The only noisy ones are the old ones with worn bearings. You simply cannot hear them more than a hundred feet or so from them and even right beneath them you only hear a whisper.
Killing fauna? I think not. Our windfarm area is rich in all sorts of bird life and I have never seen a bird fly near the blades or a dead bird anywhere near the windmills. And birds are not that stupid!!!! So people please do not demean them by suggesting it.
There is a place for windfarms in the right place but wind farms at present are not very ecelogically sound or viable.
The windmills take tremendous amounts of energy to produce - in fact more energy than they are likely to produce themselves in their lifetime! Whilst they are improving they have a long way to go. They are so variable that they need special transmission systems, storage systems or a dedicated use that can take the fluctuations.
In hot countries they are often used to power de-salination plants.
Ugliness - like beauty - is in the eye of the beholder!
2007-03-12 09:59:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the construction was ugly but once they were up i think they are lovely. i live really close to a small farm - 8 turbines i think. they power our local industrial estate which has lots of warehouses and refridgerated units. i can see 4 out the window right now and i dont think they are ugly at all!. i live in central scotland so lots of other people live near me and we were all consulted on the building of the wind farm and i think about 80% agreed. its quite peacefull to see them turning i think.
2007-03-12 08:35:40 · answer #4 · answered by Heathmaid S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definately not ugly but an art form they are not. I personaly like them and would not mind seeing more wind mills around. I have a nice little place in my back yard that they can put one if they would like.
2007-03-12 09:44:04 · answer #5 · answered by Patrick M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are the current propellors without a plane the most efficient or attractive way of producing electricity from wind or has that shower near the North M25 cornered the market? Got to be a better prettier way.
2007-03-12 08:31:52 · answer #6 · answered by Del Piero 10 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As ugly as a massive Power Station pumping out this and that ... I think not. In relative terms a Wind farm is a really good looking, not to mention cleaner, method of power production.
2007-03-12 08:25:50 · answer #7 · answered by brianthesnailuk2002 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Hideously ugly..Nuclear is the future, cheap safe and clean
2007-03-12 08:37:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Its the most sensible way forward, just dont fly your kite around them!
2007-03-12 08:28:05 · answer #9 · answered by Tony Montana 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with them, however sometimes they are an eye sore
2007-03-12 08:27:59 · answer #10 · answered by fingersmith 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋