04-05-2024 20:34 via hardware.slashdot.org

Finding Land for US Wind Farms Might Be Easier Than We Thoughth

The Washington Post reports that wind turbines "only take up five percent of the land where they've been built, new research shows."
The rest of the space can be used for other purposes, such as agriculture, according to a study published recently in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Science and Technology. This means developers could fit turbines in places that are often perceived as unsuitable for a wind farm.
The new study highlights that turbines and existing human development, such as
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