Reviews conducted by leading health and research organisations from all over the world, including the Australian Medical Association and Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council, have found no direct link between wind farms and health effects.
What is a wind farm?
Wind power involves generating electricity from the naturally occurring power of the wind. Wind turbines capture wind energy with their blades. The spinning blades drive an electrical generator that produces electricity for export to the electricity grid.
Will I hear wind turbines?
Wind turbines do create sound, like the ocean, cars, tractors, even the wind itself. The sound they make can be described as a cyclic whooshing or swishing sound. Usually, it is possible to carry on a conversation at the base of a wind turbine without having to raise your voice. At times the turbine may rotate to face the direction of the wind. Like any mechanical movement, this creates sound.
