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Old 09-29-2009, 04:10 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Kracken View Post
A modern windmill that produces electricity is a turbine. Turbine as in jet engine turbine. They are loud and produce a deep bass thumping sound that has had reported adverse effects on people and wildlife.
You are absolutely wrong about the noise. I stood near the base of one of the largest wind turbines made when in full operation. No sound from the generator equipment and only a faint whish as each blade passed by. I had to listen carefully to hear it.

Turbine means only a rotor or vanes driven by movement of a fluid or air. The comparison to a jet engine noise is as far off base as anyone could ever get.
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