The Burgundy Canal

Video montages showing the potential visual impact of the Grands Communaux wind farm project on the Burgundy Canal between La Bussière and Pont d’Ouche.

In all the photos and videos, the turbines shown have a hub height of 115 m and a rotor diameter of 130 m, giving a tip height of 180 m. By comparison, the turbines at Bessey-en-Chaume are 130 m to the blade tip. The turbines are shown to scale, but in reality they will be far more visible than digital projections can show.

The turbines are numbered T1–T13. T1–T8 are in the Saint-Jean-de-Bœuf sector; T9–T13 are in the Antheuil sector. For more information, see the project overview and the project map (right). All locations are given as WGS84 coordinates (latitude/longitude) for use in Google Maps.

See also the Q ENERGY (RES) photomontage at Pont d’Ouche.

Videos

The video from lock No. 20 shows a 47° field of view, which matches the human field of vision. The videos from locks No. 23 and No. 24 show a 60° field of view, which is wider than human vision (so the turbines look smaller than they really are).

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