Posted By Mole Has anyone any information on stroboscopic effect created by the sunlight hitting the rotating blades on turbines? Any advice or info would be appreciated

Posted By David Mains I was set an assignment on wind turbines when studying last year. There is a plethora of information on the net both academic and 'nimby' with protest groups popping up wherever there is talk of building a wind farm. Make sure that you search not only europe but world wide as there are a lot of studies from North America as well. Have to say though that Mr. Breeze replying on the subject is about as conclusive as it gets!

Posted By Jonathan Breeze A brief internet trawl using the phrases 'wind turbines', 'adverse health effects' and 'stroboscopic effects' has highlighted the following quote from http://www.iea.org/pubs/...benign/full/07-bene.htm: "Wind turbines can produce a "shadow flicker" effect as sunlight passes through the rotating blades, which can produce a visual impact and (potentially) induce attacks in epilepsy suffers. However, this latter impact is extremely unlikely and stroboscopic effects are minimised by keeping rotation rates below 50 r.p.m. for three-bladed machines and 75 r.p.m. for two-bladed machines." My proposed solution: knock down the wind turbine & replace it with a coal fired power station, or better still a big Magnox reactor - that'll teach 'em. (I'm gonna have to stop taking these cynical pills). Assuming you don't have control over the turbine, then maybe blinds are the solution.