What is the distance to the nearest house of the future wind farm (noise)?
The nearest houses are 650 m by air from the wind farms. Wind farms are located in areas of infrastructure systems which suit the purpose of economic zones according to the Regulation on the highest noise margin in middles where people work and reside.
What is the maximum allowable noise level in the settlement?
The maximum permitted level of external noise is determined according to the use of space ie. the highest noise margin in the middle where people work and reside, and it amounts to 45 dB for the day and 40 dB for the night.
Which visual impact will the wind farm have on the residents?
Wind turbines are due to their size and numbers always visible elements in the landscape. As for the visual aesthetic effect, turbines do no operate negatively, because they are aesthetic well-designed and as a rule they are painted to fit into the environment. With their work they can represent a new and interesting content in the area.
What are the adverse impacts on the ground (are oils used which can pollute the ground)?
Adverse impacts on the ground are small, since temporary impact on the ground will only have the arranging of the access roads and internal roads between the individual wind farms.
What maintenance do wind turbines require?
The maintenance of wind turbines is simple what can be concluded from the fact that only one person is visiting the location.
EU directive about renewable energies
State | 1997. (%) | 2010. (%) |
Cyprus | 0,05 | 6,0 |
Czech | 3,8 | 8,0 |
Estonia | 0,2 | 5,1 |
Hungary | 0,7 | 3,6 |
Malta | 0,0 | 5,0 |
Letonia | 42,5 | 49,3 |
Litva | 3,3 | 7,0 |
Poland | 1,6 | 7,5 |
Slovakia | 17,9 | 31,0 |
Slovenia | 29,9 | 33,6 |
TOTAL EU-25 | 12,9 | 21,0 |
Overall, in all 25 EU member states with a share of 12,9% in 1997, a share of 21% in 2010 should be achieved.
State | Tariff system | Installed MW |
Denmark | Fix / High | 2,880 |
Greece | Fix / Low | 276 |
Italy | Fix / High | 785 |
Germany | Fix / High | 12,001 |
Spain | Fix + Premium | 4,830 |
Sweden | Political conditioned | 328 |
UK | System of competitions | 552 |