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 Thus, more research is required to understand the impact of wind turbines on wildlife.
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 *[http://windeis.anl.gov/guide/concern Wind Energy Development Programmatic EIS - Wind Energy Development Environmental Concerns]
 *[http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/environmental-impacts-wind-power.html#.VFxXlxaGeo0 Union of Concernec Scientists: Environmental Impacts of Wind Power]
+*[[Impacts_Environmental|Impacts Environmental]]

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 = Overview =
-Wind Energy clearly has many ecological impacts. On one hand,it contributes to climate protection and can prevent environmental damages (caused by burning fossil fuels) while on other hand, it can raise environmental concerns as highlighted below. Therefore, it is higly important to conduct a detail ecological impact assessment before starting the wind energy projects.
+[[Wind_Energy_-_Introduction|Wind energy]] clearly has many ecological impacts. On one hand, it contributes to climate protection and can prevent environmental damages (caused by burning fossil fuels) while on other hand, it can raise environmental concerns as highlighted below. Therefore, it is higly important to conduct a detail ecological impact assessment before starting the wind energy projects.
 = Land Use =
-The impact of wind energy projects on land use depends on the site: wind turbines on flat land occupy more land as compared to the one placed on hilly areas and offshore wind turbines occupy more space than land based wind turbines as the turbines and blades of offshore wind energy projects are bigger.<ref name="Clean Energy">Union of Concerned Scientists,2013.Available at:http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/environmental-impacts-wind-power.html </ref>
+The impact of wind energy projects on land use depends on the site: wind turbines on flat land occupy more land as compared to the one placed on hilly areas and offshore wind turbines occupy more space than land based wind turbines as the turbines and blades of offshore wind energy projects are bigger.<ref name="Union of Concerned Scientists, 2013 - Environmental Impacts of Wind Power: http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/environmental-impacts-wind-power.html#.VFxXlxaGeo0">Union of Concerned Scientists, 2013 - Environmental Impacts of Wind Power: http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/environmental-impacts-wind-power.html#.VFxXlxaGeo0</ref>
-According to a survey by National Renewable Energy Laboratory, "''Large wind facilities in the United States typically use between 30 and 141 acres per megawatt of power output capacity (a typical new utility-scale wind turbine is about 2 megawatts). However, less than 1 acre per megawatt is disturbed permanently and less than 3.5 acres per megawatt are disturbed temporarily during construction''.<ref name="Clean Energy">_</ref> Therefore , the remaining land can be used for agriculture and animal husbandry.
+According to a survey by National Renewable Energy Laboratory, "''Large wind facilities in the United States typically use between 30 and 141 acres per megawatt of power output capacity (a typical new utility-scale wind turbine is about 2 megawatts). However, less than 1 acre per megawatt is disturbed permanently and less than 3.5 acres per megawatt are disturbed temporarily during construction''.<ref name="Union of Concerned Scientists, 2013 - Environmental Impacts of Wind Power: http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/environmental-impacts-wind-power.html#.VFxXlxaGeo0">Union of Concerned Scientists, 2013 - Environmental Impacts of Wind Power: http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/environmental-impacts-wind-power.html#.VFxXlxaGeo0</ref> Therefore , the remaining land can be used for agriculture and animal husbandry.
-The offshore wind turbines also interfere with other activities like fishing, sand and gravel extraction and other recreational activities.<ref name="Clean Energy">_</ref>
+The offshore wind turbines also interfere with other activities like fishing, sand and gravel extraction and other recreational activities.<ref name="Union of Concerned Scientists, 2013 - Environmental Impacts of Wind Power: http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/environmental-impacts-wind-power.html#.VFxXlxaGeo0">Union of Concerned Scientists, 2013 - Environmental Impacts of Wind Power: http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/environmental-impacts-wind-power.html#.VFxXlxaGeo0</ref>
 However, wind turbines built on abandoned land could reduce concern about land use.
 = Wildlife =
-Wind turbines could potentially harm the wildlife especially the bats and the birds. The birds could collide with the wind turbines or lose their habitat during wind turbines construction. Offshore wind turbine are also believed to disturb the marine habitat. However, there are also reports which suggest that offshore wind turbines increase fish population by acting as artificial reef.<ref name="Clean Energy">_</ref>
+Wind turbines could potentially harm the wildlife especially the bats and the birds. The birds could collide with the wind turbines or lose their habitat during wind turbines construction. Offshore wind turbine are also believed to disturb the marine habitat. However, there are also reports which suggest that offshore wind turbines increase fish population by acting as artificial reef.<ref name="Union of Concerned Scientists, 2013 - Environmental Impacts of Wind Power: http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/environmental-impacts-wind-power.html#.VFxXlxaGeo0">Union of Concerned Scientists, 2013 - Environmental Impacts of Wind Power: http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/environmental-impacts-wind-power.html#.VFxXlxaGeo0</ref>
 Thus, more research is required to understand the impact of wind turbines on wildlife.
 = Further Information =
-*[http://windeis.anl.gov/guide/concern windeis.anl.gov]
+*[[Portal:Wind|Wind Portal on energypedia]]
-*[http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/environmental-impacts-wind-power.html|ucsusa.org ucsusa.org]
+*[http://windeis.anl.gov/guide/concern Wind Energy Development Programmatic EIS - Wind Energy Development Environmental Concerns]
 = References =
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 <references />
 [[Category:Impacts]]

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 = Overview =
-Wind Energy clearly has ecological impacts: it contributes to climate protection and can prevent environmental damages, e.g. caused by fossil fuels. However, wind energy plants can also raise concerns as will be shown in the following. In the course of planning for wind energy, the assessment of impacts on the ecology are as well part of the initial investigation.
+Wind Energy clearly has many ecological impacts. On one hand,it contributes to climate protection and can prevent environmental damages (caused by burning fossil fuels) while on other hand, it can raise environmental concerns as highlighted below. Therefore, it is higly important to conduct a detail ecological impact assessment before starting the wind energy projects.
-= Land Use<br/> =
+= Land Use =
-The impact of wind energy projects on land use depends on the site: wind turbines on flat land occupy more land as compared to the one placed on hilly areas and offshore wind turbines occupy more space than land based wind turbines as the turbines and blades are bigger.<ref name="Clean Energy">Union of Concerned Scientists,2013.Available at:http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/environmental-impacts-wind-power.html </ref>
+The impact of wind energy projects on land use depends on the site: wind turbines on flat land occupy more land as compared to the one placed on hilly areas and offshore wind turbines occupy more space than land based wind turbines as the turbines and blades of offshore wind energy projects are bigger.<ref name="Clean Energy">Union of Concerned Scientists,2013.Available at:http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/environmental-impacts-wind-power.html </ref>
-According to a survey by National Renewable Energy Laboratory, "''Large wind facilities in the United States typically use between 30 and 141 acres per megawatt of power output capacity (a typical new utility-scale wind turbine is about 2 megawatts). However, less than 1 acre per megawatt is disturbed permanently and less than 3.5 acres per megawatt are disturbed temporarily during construction''.<ref name="Clean Energy">_</ref>
+According to a survey by National Renewable Energy Laboratory, "''Large wind facilities in the United States typically use between 30 and 141 acres per megawatt of power output capacity (a typical new utility-scale wind turbine is about 2 megawatts). However, less than 1 acre per megawatt is disturbed permanently and less than 3.5 acres per megawatt are disturbed temporarily during construction''.<ref name="Clean Energy">_</ref> Therefore , the remaining land can be used for agriculture and animal husbandry.
-However, wind turbines built on abandoned land could reduce concern about land use. The offshore wind turbines also interfere with other activities like fishing, sand and gravel extraction and other recreational activities.<ref name="Clean Energy">_</ref>
+The offshore wind turbines also interfere with other activities like fishing, sand and gravel extraction and other recreational activities.<ref name="Clean Energy">_</ref>
-Thus, utmost care should be taken to minimize the land use during wind energy construction.
+However, wind turbines built on abandoned land could reduce concern about land use.
 = Wildlife =
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 = Further Information =
-*[http://windeis.anl.gov/guide/concern http://windeis.anl.gov/guide/concern|windeis.anl.gov]
+*[http://windeis.anl.gov/guide/concern windeis.anl.gov]
-*[http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/environmental-impacts-wind-power.html|ucsusa.org ]
+*[http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/environmental-impacts-wind-power.html|ucsusa.org ucsusa.org]
 = References =
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 <references />
-<br/><ref name="Clean Energy">Union of Concerned Scientists,2013.Available at:http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/environmental-impacts-wind-power.html </ref>
+[[Category:Impacts]]
 [[Category:Wind]]

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 = Overview =
-Wind Energy clearly has ecological impacts that it contributes to climate protection and can prevent environmental damages, e.g. caused by fossil fuels. However, wind energy plants can also raise concerns as will be shown in the following. In the course of planning for wind energy, the assessment of impacts on the ecology are as well part of the initial investigation.
+Wind Energy clearly has ecological impacts: it contributes to climate protection and can prevent environmental damages, e.g. caused by fossil fuels. However, wind energy plants can also raise concerns as will be shown in the following. In the course of planning for wind energy, the assessment of impacts on the ecology are as well part of the initial investigation.
 = Land Use<br/> =
-= Impact on Wildlife<br/> =
+The impact of wind energy projects on land use depends on the site: wind turbines on flat land occupy more land as compared to the one placed on hilly areas and offshore wind turbines occupy more space than land based wind turbines as the turbines and blades are bigger.<ref name="Clean Energy">Union of Concerned Scientists,2013.Available at:http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/environmental-impacts-wind-power.html </ref>
-== Birds<br/> ==
+According to a survey by National Renewable Energy Laboratory, "''Large wind facilities in the United States typically use between 30 and 141 acres per megawatt of power output capacity (a typical new utility-scale wind turbine is about 2 megawatts). However, less than 1 acre per megawatt is disturbed permanently and less than 3.5 acres per megawatt are disturbed temporarily during construction''.<ref name="Clean Energy">_</ref>
-== Bats<br/> ==
+However, wind turbines built on abandoned land could reduce concern about land use. The offshore wind turbines also interfere with other activities like fishing, sand and gravel extraction and other recreational activities.<ref name="Clean Energy">_</ref>
-= Further Information =
+Wind turbines could potentially harm the wildlife especially the bats and the birds. The birds could collide with the wind turbines or lose their habitat during wind turbines construction. Offshore wind turbine are also believed to disturb the marine habitat. However, there are also reports which suggest that offshore wind turbines increase fish population by acting as artificial reef.<ref name="Clean Energy">_</ref>
-[[Portal:Wind|Portal:Wind]]
+Thus, more research is required to understand the impact of wind turbines on wildlife.
 = References =
 <references />
 [[Category:Wind]]
 [[Category:Impacts]]

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 = Overview =
 Wind Energy clearly has ecological impacts that it contributes to climate protection and can prevent environmental damages, e.g. caused by fossil fuels. However, wind energy plants can also raise concerns as will be shown in the following. In the course of planning for wind energy, the assessment of impacts on the ecology are as well part of the initial investigation.
-= Land use<br/> =
+= Land Use<br/> =
-== Birds<br/> ==
+= Further Information =
-== Bats<br/> ==
+= References =
-[[Portal:Wind]]
+<references />
 [[Category:Impacts]]

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