All wind farms in Taiwan have passed evaluations to guarantee they won’t affect the operation of Taiwan’s military radar, the Air Force said Monday.

The Air Force’s comment came in response to a local newspaper report Monday alleging that some ongoing wind energy projects in the western part of the island could affect nearby radar system operations, jeopardizing the combat preparedness of Taiwan’s armed forces.

The Chinese-language United Daily News (UDN) quoted an unidentified source as saying that wind turbines emit infrasound, a low-frequency noise inaudible to the human ear.

Infrasound has the potential to impact radar beams and interfere with radar systems, including those carrying out anti-missile and anti-aircraft missions, the source said.

The Air Force has nixed eight wind farm projects in recent years out of a total of 40-plus applications for this reason, the source told UDN.

Asked to comment, the Air Force said the government reviews the establishment of all wind farms beforehand to make sure they won’t affect the operations of national defense facilities.

All approved wind farms have cleared related reviews to make sure they won’t interfere with the operations of radar, airports or missile systems, it added.

Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel