How safe is wind energy?

Answer 1

Quite Safe, unless of course you decided to climb the wind turbine tower and jump from it then its probably quite dangerous, Ha, Ha, Ha onto a serious note, i would imagine its safe, environmentally friendly (as long as you do not mind seeing loads of wind turbines in the countryside), but an argument could be made for the possiblilty of it affecting the weather in another part of the world, i.e. the butterfly effect (a butterfly flaps its wings in surrey and a hurricance happens in Japan --- Also, wind generators can turn at quite a clip and are known to be dangerous to birds flying through their path. When a wind farm intercepts the flight path of a migration, that migration can easily be destroyed. The effects of major changes on the ecology have a way of manifesting themselves in surprising and not always pleasant ways. As to affecting weather in another part of the world, that other part of the world is the countryside downwind of the wind farm, where a reduction in wind velocity can have all manner of effects on evaporation, fertilization, temperature, and other critical weather and agrarian features in the immediate vicinity.

Answer 2

As far as I know, there are only two safety factors: the first is the support and rigging system. In adverse weather, if the rigging is not sufficient or proper, the entire unit could fall over. The second is not really aimed toward people, but most people care about it. Birds tend not to notice some turbine designs, resulting in injury or death of birds. The only other hazard (electric shock) is present in every method of energy generation.

Wind energy helps in the creation of millions of jobs, generates electricity, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Until recently there are some concerns regarding the protection of birds, there are however measures that can be taken to reduce their fatality. P

Answer 3

• There are no dangerous carbon emissions to cause global warming