Updating Radar Systems Gives Big US & UK Wind Farms the Air Force Stamp of Approval

Here’s what $30 million gets you if you’re in the market for a new radar… photo: Lockheed Martin

Remember a little while back when the US Air Force was objecting to the Shepherds Flat wind farm in Oregon because it could interfere with its radar systems. Over in the UK, the RAF had expressed similar concerns about offshore wind farms. Well, no more. In both cases updates to radar systems have eased fears that turbine blades could be mistaken for slow-moving aircraft and pose an air traffic control and security threat….Read the full story on TreeHugger