Colin McNeill
A WINDFARM has begun operating again after it was temporarily closed when a
piece of equipment was found at the road side.
It was at first thought that the three-metre long fibreglass component had
fallen off one of the 19 turbines at Longpark windfarm during high winds at
the site on the Scottish Borders.
But operators EDF Energy Renewables said an investigation had discovered
that the component, known as a spoiler, was one of a number being stored at
ground level during maintenance work and did not fall from any of the
turbines.
It said it was “unlikely” that the spoiler could have been swept onto the
roadside because of the wind and an investigation is under way to determine
how it moved.
The company said: “Work has been carried out at Longpark recently as part
of a maintenance regime on these spoilers and a number of spoilers had been
removed from turbines and were being stored at the site.
“An inspection carried out at the wind farm with turbine manufacturer
Senvion, has shown that all of the spoilers which were not removed as part
of the maintenance work are still in place on the relevant turbines.
“EDF Energy Renewables believes that it is unlikely that this spoiler, one
of those being stored at ground level, could have found its way to the road
side due to the wind and will continue to investigate how it could have
been displaced.
“In the meantime the wind farm will resume normal operations.”
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