To help solve this issue, Biome Renewables has crafted a quieter wind turbine modeled after owl wings.
How owls can help make quieter wind turbinesOwls are master hunters in part because of how quietly they spring up on prey.
The researchers found that the fringed wing was up to 6.5 dB quieter than the bare wing, depending on the angle of flight.
At these frequencies, Church said the FeatherEdge is 3.9 dB quieter than a standard serrated edge blade, and over 5 dB quieter than a completely bare blade.
Due to regulations around wind farm noise in the US, wind turbines often run in a noise-reduction mode, which costs a lot of energy.
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—, Ryan Church, Spikes, Anton Frunze, Church, Jonathan Alcorn, It's
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North America, Europe