Farmers see clean energy boon; Pax River fears radar clutter
In the 400-foot-plus turbines that a wind energy company wants to build on his tree farm on Maryland's Eastern Shore, Hall Coons sees a chance at a steady stream of income — and an opportunity to untether his economic fortunes from the ups and downs of the lumber market.
But to the radar system at the Navy base across the Chesapeake Bay, the spinning blades of the towering pylons would look like aircraft — and interfere with the test range where the Navy studies how its planes appear to enemy radar, military officials say.
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That's a poor excuse.
ReplyDeleteReally? I don't know anything about radar, but a big stationary object like a windmill can't be filtered out?
ReplyDeleteAwful hard to filter a windmill when the blades are turning. Police officers will tell you that the fan on their car's engine will provide interference to some types of radar mounted on the dash, too.
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