However, on the German side developers were overly ambitious and their proposal for 70 turbines ran into opposition from a local landscape protection association due to the unusual size of the project. Wind turbines lead to a change in the landscape that is different from other human activities, says L ser. Wind turbines have specific features that set them apart, such as the tower and the turning rotor, which attracts the eye. By their nature, wind turbines must be in the open with unobstructed access to the wind. These are the same characteristics that make wind turbines highly visible for great distances.
Wind turbines are eye-catching new elements or landmarks on the landscape.
They can represent an elegant, slender filigree, natural power, and a symbol of clean energy. For a farmer, the sight of a turning rotor could mean a second or third crop. On the other hand, but fortunately seldom, they can be seen as inappropriate, disturbing, foreign, industrial, or simply incommodious. Most photographs of wind turbines in the media are deceiving, says L ser. By implication, this hurts wind's interests.