A new R&D webpage highlights work addressing the potential impacts operating wind turbines have on defense and civilian radar systems.
Wind Energy Technologies Office
August 15, 2023
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As wind energy development continues to grow and expand to new areas of the country, the likelihood that some turbines will be located within the range of radar systems also increases. This interference can create clutter and reduce detection sensitivity, interfering with target tracking and impeding critical weather forecasting.
A new R&D webpage highlights the work WETO is doing to address the potential impacts operating wind turbines have on defense and civilian radar systems. And as part of an interagency working group, WETO just released an updated federal strategy that focuses on future activities to mitigate wind turbine–radar interference for 2023 through 2028, including offshore wind energy development.