Wind power is clean, quiet and safe. A 660 kW wind turbine on the waterfront displaces approximately 1,400,000 kilograms of CO2 per year, one of the most dangerous greenhouse gases influencing climate change. Wind power also does not create the sulphur and nitrous oxides that come from coal plants and contribute to smog. Each year our turbine will save the equivalent in CO2 of over 800 round trips from Toronto to Miami Beach in a minivan. Noise One of the first questions people ask about wind power concerns noise.
Modern turbines are quieter than ever because of advances in blade and machinery design.
Mechanical noise from turbine gearboxes is now almost non-existent. At a distance of 200 metres, the swishing sound of the blades is 46.5 decibels - quieter than the background noise of your home or office, or the noise of being inside a car which is about 80 decibels. The sound of the turbine will most likely be completely masked by its setting, the sound of rustling trees and shoreline surf. Safety Windpower, unlike coal and nuclear power, does not produce dangerous by-products or emissions. The turbine has sophisticated braking and orientation systems that force the turbine to stop if the winds are too strong, or if ice is detected on the blades.