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thing
28th Jun 2011, 20:35
Some of the wind farms on a half mil map have a ring of blue dots around them. I can't see them in the guide at the bottom, does anyone know what they are? Is it the actual location of the generators?

xrayalpha
28th Jun 2011, 22:09
Some, like Whitelee to the west of Strathaven, are so big they cannot depict all the obstacles.

There are, I think, 168 subsidy generators - with more planned, at Whitelee. Europe's largest onshore windfarm until the blades are fixed on the Clyde windfarm to our south, which is aiming for more than 200 subsidy generators.

And, yes, the great gods of planning and aviation forgot to ask that anything over 300ft should have a red light on it.

Crash one
28th Jun 2011, 23:35
And, yes, the great gods of planning and aviation forgot to ask that anything over 300ft should have a red light on it.

If you put a red light on a wind turbine it will not generate enough residual power to be of any use. Therefore wind turbines are exempt.:rolleyes:

sycamore
29th Jun 2011, 10:23
Crash, they could go to any bike-shop and buy those `illuminating lights ` that work when the wheels are spinning...