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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.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2011. Investigating Safety Impacts of Energy Technologies on Airports and Aviation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/14590.

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39 pages |  8.5 x 11 |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/14590
Chapters skim
Front Matter i-vii
Summary 1-4
Chapter One - Introduction 5-6
Chapter Two - Energy Technologies and Types of Impacts 7-14
Chapter Three - Solar Energy and Potential Impacts 15-19
Chapter Four - Wind Energy and Potential Impacts 20-26
Chapter Five - Traditional Power Plants and Potential Impacts 27-29
Chapter Six - Electrical Transmission Infrastructure 30-30
Chapter Seven - Summary of Data Gaps and Current Agency Programs 31-32
Chapter Eight - Conclusions 33-34
Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms 35-37
References 38-39

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