Large-scale energy extraction by wind turbines can impact local environments
Large-scale wind energy extraction creates detectable wake effects, microclimatic shifts, and environmental changes that can impact local wind climates and surrounding areas.
The retrieved literature consistently supports the claim that large-scale wind turbine deployment generates measurable environmental and atmospheric impacts, such as downstream wind wakes, altered local wind climates, and landscape changes.
Jana Fischereit, Roy Brown, Xiaoli Guo Larsén, Jake Badger, Graham Hawkes. Review of Mesoscale Wind-Farm Parametrizations and Their Applications. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-021-00652-y
Paper 0 reviews mesoscale wind-farm flow effects, highlighting that large-scale wind farms generate wakes and alter local environmental conditions.
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Sten Frandsen, Rebecca Barthelmie. Local Wind Climate within and Downwind of Large Offshore Wind Turbine Clusters. 2002. https://doi.org/10.1260/030952402320775290
Paper 1 discusses local wind climate impacts both within and downwind of large offshore wind turbine clusters.
Xu S, Yin G, Hu P, Dong D, Qin Y, Liu Y, Liu G, Song L, Zhang C. Substantially lower estimates in China's offshore wind potential using farm-scale spatial modeling and wake effects.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-68655-2
Paper 2 incorporates farm-level spatial modeling and wake loss effects, demonstrating significant aerodynamic impacts within large offshore wind deployments.
Liu Z, Chen A, Liu Y. Is the development of renewable energy projects compatible with rural communities? The case of Eastern China.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1789344
Paper 8 finds that the introduction of renewable energy projects, including wind energy, causes notable changes to the local environment, resource utilization, and landscapes.
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