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Fact Sheet 5 - Siting

This fact sheet has been compiled to answer questions about the siting of wind turbines within a wind farm and also the decisions that go into working out where to locate the wind farm itself. It covers such things as;

- What do wind farm developers look for in an ideal site?
- Are other and/or existing land uses affected?
- How far away from houses are wind turbines typically built?
- Why is there so much emphasis put on the wind speed?
- Where are the windy sites?
- What do developers seek to avoid?
- Why are wind turbines so tall?
- Why don't they build wind turbines out at sea?
- Why not build more wind turbines inland?
- How far apart are turbines usually placed?
- What other issues affect wind farm layout?
- What influences the size of the wind farm?
- How much land is needed?

This Fact Sheet is available in low and high, resolution versions.

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