ACRP Synthesis 28:

Investigating Safety Impacts of Energy Technologies on Airports and Aviation

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Publication Year:2011

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Stephen B Barrett; Philip M Devita; Transportation Research Board
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 28: Investigating Safety Impacts of Energy Technologies on Airports and Aviation explores physical, visual, and communications systems interference impacts from energy technologies on airports and aviation safety.

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Front Matter	i-ix
Summary	1-4	(skim)
Methodology	5-5	(skim)
Report Structure	6-6	(skim)
Energy Technologies	7-8	(skim)
Assessing Impacts	9-11	(skim)
Types of Impacts	12-14	(skim)
Glare Visual Impact	15-16	(skim)
Thermal Plume Turbulence	17-17	(skim)
Solar Energy Impact Examples	18-19	(skim)
Communications Systems Interference	20-22	(skim)
Mitigation Options	23-23	(skim)
Wind Turbine Impact Examples	24-26	(skim)
Thermal Plume Turbulence	27-27	(skim)
Traditional Power Plant Impact Examples	28-29	(skim)
Examples	30-30	(skim)
Data Gaps	31-31	(skim)
Current Agency Programs	32-32	(skim)
Chapter Eight - Conclusions	33-34	(skim)
Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms	35-37	(skim)
References	38-39	(skim)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications	40-40	(skim)

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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 28: Investigating Safety Impacts of Energy Technologies on Airports and Aviation explores physical, visual, and communications systems interference impacts from energy technologies on airports and aviation safety.

The energy technologies that are the focus of this report include the following:
• solar photovoltaic panels and farms,
• concentrating solar power plants,
• wind turbine generators and farms, and
• traditional power plants.

ACRP Synthesis 28:

Investigating Safety Impacts of Energy Technologies on Airports and Aviation

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