Bats depend on open bodies of water such as small ponds and lakes for foraging and drinking. Access to water is particularly ...

In an update/clarification to a story first published on Dec. 30 about a possible oil leak on a Vienna Wind Farm turbine near Gladbrook, MidAmerican Energy says photographic evidence illustrates ...

After retirement, wind turbine ... and sub-surface water - due to inappropriate backfilling of the site.” The Guide also notes that decommissioning expenses per turbine vary between $114,000 ...

The wind turbine’s nominal power was 10,000 W, and the batteries had a capacity of 3,000Ah. The inverter system had a rated power of 5 kW, with a 12.5 kW alternator.

A scientific team has now shown that access to drinking sites is hampered by wind turbines in agricultural landscapes: Many bat species avoid the turbines and water bodies located close to the ...

“We were able to clearly recognise that those bats which specialized to forage in the open space and in dense vegetation avoided water bodies when wind turbines were located near them”, says ...