The energy sector contributes significantly to the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) due
to the use of fossil fuels which leads to climate change problems. Worldwide, there is a shift …

Background: Nighttime noise carries a significant disease burden. The World Health
Organization (WHO) recently published guidelines for the regulation of environmental noise …

Wind turbines (WT) can produce large amounts of energy and thus help economies make an
important step towards a sustainable energy future. However, residents living near wind …

Commissioned by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, an update of an earlier
narrative review was prepared for the literature published between 2017 and mid-2020 …

Chronic pain (CP) is a prevalent problem, and more than half of patients with CP have sleep
disorders. CP comorbidity with sleep disorders imposes immense suffering and seriously …

Background: Large electricity-generating wind turbines emit both audible sound and
inaudible infrasound at very low frequencies that are outside of the normal human range of …

In order to advance the expansion of onshore wind energy, wind turbines (WTs) must be
erected in often complex terrain. The orography and the associated meteorological …

Little is known about the potential impacts of wind turbine noise (WTN) on sleep. Previous
research is limited to cross‐sectional studies reporting anecdotal impacts on sleep using …

In many countries, some people living in the vicinity of wind power production areas report
having symptoms that they intuitively associate with wind turbines. Recently public …

The large-scale expansion of wind farms has prompted community debate regarding
adverse impacts of wind farm noise (WFN). One of the most annoying and potentially sleep …