Wind Turbines Cut Radar Coverage by 7%, Boost Blind Spots by 15%: Study

Wind turbines cut radar coverage by 7%, boost blind spots by 15%: Study

New study finds that offshore wind farms can create radar blind spots and false targets, making ships harder to track near busy coastlines.

Offshore wind farm could create radar blind spots, ‘ghost’ targets: China study

As China rapidly expands its wind projects near coastal areas, researchers find the turbines can complicate marine vessel detection at sea.

Offshore wind farm could create radar blind spots and ‘ghost’ targets, Chinese study warns

Offshore wind farms can reduce the coverage of shore-based radar systems and create areas where targets become harder to detect, according to a new study. The researchers found that at a range of 5km (3 miles), effective radar coverage fell by 6.9 per cent while blind spots increased by 14.9 per cent. The research, published online last month in the peer-reviewed Chinese journal Radio Engineering, was conducted by Professor Liu Zunnian and his t…