Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size A Wollongong resident asked your reporter why the proposed wind farm can’t be pushed 20km further out (“ Wind v nuclear: the great divide ”, June 22).
The outer limit of the planned footprint aligns with the edge of the continental shelf, 50km offshore. Beyond that, it gets a lot more expensive to build. The shelf extends no further from shore anywhere between Newcastle and Bass Strait.
Setting the minimum distance from shore at 40km would whittle the wind farm area to a quarter of the original proposal. And how to help the other resident, concerned over rumours of headaches from wind turbine “harmonics”? What one listens to may be more dangerous than what one has not a hope of hearing. Derek Bolton, Birchgrove Credit: Illustration: Matt Golding I have seen disinformation on social media regarding the proposed wind farm off the Illawarra coast.
Some detractors’ comments and images claim to represent the view of the turbines from local beaches. These are clearly false images and depict towering turbines at what looks to be little more than 200 metres from a beach. To get a realistic idea of what the view of the turbines would be at 20 kilometres, consider that A380 airliners’ cruising altitude is between 36,000 and 40,000 feet, which equates to 12.
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