Further Evidence of the Effects of Wind Turbine Farms on AD Radar
Abstract
The Government is supporting the introduction of wind turbine farms within the UK as part of its renewable energy strategy. As a result of the Government's policy, there has been a rapid increase in the number of planning applications for wind turbine farms, including offshore developments. Prior to conducting live flight trials in 2004, the MoD scrutinised planning applications for wind turbine farm developments within 74 km and Line of Sight (LoS) of a primary Air Defence (AD) surveillance radar. However, following those trials, the resultant Trial Report recommended that the MoD scrutinise wind turbine farm planning applications within LoS of AD radars, regardless of range. As a result of this recommendation, the MoD temporarily removed the 74 km range limit. There remains a requirement for MoD to provide more robust and substantiated evidence in support of this policy change. Consequently, the Directorate of Counter Terrorism and United Kingdom Operations (D CT&UK Ops) tasked the Air Warfare Centre (AWC) (Air Command and Control Operational Evaluation Unit (Air C2 OEU)) with gathering further evidence on the effects of wind turbines on AD radar performance. This task was conducted as a live flight trial during the period 29 Mar 8 Apr 05.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA466373