Wind Energy Companies to Pool Funding for Aviation Remedy

April 2, 2009

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Key players in the UK wind energy market have pooled £3.2m ($4.7m US) to fund attempts to find a technical remedy for airport “radar clutter” caused by wind turbines.

The Aviation Investment Fund Company Ltd (AIFC) has been set up to specifically to fund the progression of possible solutions to the perceived problem of the visibility of wind turbines on radar screens.

The potential effects of wind turbines on airport and air defence radars is currently one of the key barriers to the roll out of wind energy projects in the UK.

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