Reply #4: Ridiculous [View All]

Most wind turbines are below the horizon line for most radars. Besides, the sophisticated radars of today can easily filter out the tiny, minute bursts that a turbine would reflect.

And did you notice the language used? They "could" interfere with radar. They "can" cause blackout zones. And "no serious incidents have yet occurred" Of course not. Because the "zones" that would be affected are not useful for aircraft tracking or are such narrow blockages that no plane would "lost" to radar for more than a second.

Also, turbine blades are increasingly being made with fiberglass and epoxy composites - they're simply not reflective to radar pulses. And if it becomes a REAL problem, turbines blades can be coated with an RF-absorptive material to greatly reduce the problem.

This is just more anti-renewable energy propaganda.