Wind turbine makers GE has confirmed it has launched a “thorough investigation” into one of its flagship models after a series of blade failures.
The latest mechanical breakdowns occurred last week when 48.7m-long blades fell off TWO separate GE 1.6-100 wind turbines at different locations in the US in the space of just four days.
A third blade failure was reported the previous week at another wind farm and now GE customers in the UK are being contacted with news of the investigation.
Campaign group Scotland Against Spin hit out at the Scottish Government for overruling councils repeatedly who had rejected plans for turbines in regions across the country. https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/snp-government-labelled-disgrace-just-33308879
A resident has raised concerns that a “grotty” wind turbine is “leaching oil” and polluting the surrounding environment. One of the four electricity-generating structures at Neilston Community Windfarm has been spotted in a sorry state of Read more…
Communities opposed to development in their area are just going to have to “suck it up”. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13656273/Locals-told-suck-complains-wind-solar-farms-Labour-Rachel-Reeves.html
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may hurry · November 24, 2013 at 6:45 pm
think the phrase “mechanical breakdown” is a clue, turbines are machines – and its common knowledge – to people with intact brain cells – machines break down – SIMPLES – unfortunately it will take the serious injury/death of some innocent person before action is taken on these excrescences.