Aug13
Impact of wind turbines on forest fire and lightning protection
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On behalf of the Austrian Wind Energy Association, Energiewerkstatt prepared a study regarding the impact of wind turbines located in forests on the risk of forest fires. The results show, that the effect of lightning protection outweighs the danger of forest fires caused by the wind turbine itself. In total, wind turbines do not increase the risk of fire in wooden areas.