Representation by Sarah Stewart-smith
- Date submitted
- 6 November 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Location is wrong as winds are not consistent in the Channel. The fundamental problem with wind energy (aside from the meager amount of power delivered compared to coal and natural gas fired generators) is the variability of the wind. It changes both intensity (speed) and direction unpredictably. incredible stresses are placed on the generators, blades, and transmissions (akin to a car’s drive train) when the wind abruptly changes speed or direction. In order to get a meaningful amount of power, the blades have to be BIG, which is why the towers of major wind farms are very tall). But long blades spinning rapidly can have the tips that break the sound barrier, and the stresses on the materials used in the blades (often carbon fiber because the blades have to be light weight) are intense. And changeable rapidly. The visual impact of the required size of these turbines will be detrimental to the seascape and in direct contravention of the terms of the South Downs National Park The Environmental Impact - massive detrimental impact to the environment. Birds, bats safe flight corridors will be lost. Unacceptable disturbance to the sea bed and sea creatures Cabling through countryside will destroy wildlife to an unacceptable level. This is not the right location for these turbine