Turbine colour
3.7 Selecting the most appropriate colour for a turbine(s) is an important part of detailed windfarm design and mitigation. It has previously been assumed that wind turbines could be painted a colour that would camouflage them against their
background. However, experience has shown that no single colour of wind turbine will consistently blend with its background and it is more important to choose a colour that will relate positively to a range of backdrops seen within different views and in different weather conditions.
3.8 When determining the most appropriate colour for wind turbines, key considerations are:
– the immediate landscape context and anticipated backcloth against which the turbines will be viewed predominantly (for example sky, heather moorland, woodland);
– the direction the turbines will most frequently be viewed from (including the angle of the sun and how it is likely to reflect on the wind turbines);
– the predominant weather conditions (which will dictate typical sky colour and will vary for different parts of the country);
– seasonal variation in landscape colours;
– the proposed design and layout of the windfarm; and other windfarms within thearea.