Wind turbine in the mist

FAA Obstruction Evaluation: What Makes a Wind Turbine a “Hazard”?

by Mike GleasonKnowledgePosted on Comments are Disabled

In my last post, I mentioned that the FAA looks at many factors during obstruction evaluation studies. In fact, if you go down the rabbit hole to try to figure out everything that goes into one of these studies, it can get very complicated, very quickly. Fortunately, you don’t need to go down that rabbit …

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Siting Wind Turbines Near Airports: Why Setbacks Don’t Cut it

by Mike GleasonData InsightsPosted on Comments are Disabled

Recently, I was catching up with a friend who also works in the renewable energy/geospatial world. I was describing RootGeo’s airspace datasets and how they are meant to help wind developers, when my friend asked: “That all sounds very cool, but why are they any better than using a buffer around airports?” This a great …

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