Links

For more information on wind energy see the links below:

Wind Energy Associations Websites

The British Wind Energy Association: www.bwea.com

The European Wind Energy Association: www.ewea.org

Information Websites

Sustainable Development Commission's research into wind power:
www.sd-commission.org.uk/publications.php?id=234

Friends of the Earth Wind Power fact sheet visit
www.foe.co.uk/resource/factsheets/wind_power.pdf

Embrace the Revolution's website www.embracewind.com

Yes2Wind's website www.yes2wind.com

Pro Wind Alliance Website -  ProWA aims to provide objective information, backed by sound research and references. www.prowa.org.uk

Danish Wind Energy Association - Educational site for children (and for the young at heart) http://windwithmiller.windpower.org/en/kids/index.htm

Technical Document Links

Guidance on noise assessment for onshore wind developments: 

The assessment and rating of noise from wind farms’, ETSU-R-97, by the Working Group on Noise from Wind Turbines (Final Report, September 1996). Available at:
http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/energy/sources/renewables/explained/wind/onshore-offshore/page21743.html

Guidance on planning for onshore wind developments:

PPS 22 and Companion Guide. Available at:
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/england/professionals/en/1021020428382.html