The trade euphemism for turbine blades flying in all directions is “component liberation”, an abuse of the English language designed to placate neighbours and passing motorists, living and traveling in the throw zone.
With thousands more of these things being speared into closely settled rural communities, the risk of death and serious injury, only increases.
The wind industry (which really only got off the ground in the late 1990s and still generates a trifling amount of electricity) has clocked up around 231 fatalities, – see the helpful collection of wind farm death and injury stats compiled by Scotland Against Spin all available here: https://scotlandagainstspin.org/turbine-accident-statistics/
Among the fatalities and injuries caused are those that result from vehicles being impaled by wind turbine blades or people being struck by flying chunks thereof: see our posts here and here and here and here and here.
With that kind of muscular athleticism, it looks as if the wind industry is wasting an opportunity. With 10 to 25 tonne blades being thrown over increasingly impressive distances, it should apply for a new spot in the Olympics – turning component liberation into a thrilling kind of giant javelin throw event – as with this keen contender – which let loose in Germany a few weeks ago.
Wind turbine blade tears off and drills into field
RRB
Antenne Brandenburg
23 November 2023
A wind turbine rotor blade has been stuck in a Prignitz field for a good three weeks. At first it was unclear what exactly happened. After residents reported a loud bang, the operator has now named the possible cause.
A blade of a wind turbine near Giesensdorf near Pritzwalk (Prignitz) tore off and then drilled into the ground. The operator Eno-Energy announced this to RRB on Thursday. The incident occurred about three weeks ago.
“The probable cause is a broken ball bearing,” said sales manager Patrick Rudolf. This rarely happens, but it can occur due to material defects. The rotor blade will be removed “promptly” in the next few weeks, it said. Then it will be examined.
Two associated wind turbines temporarily shut down
Residents reported hearing a loud bang around 1 a.m. on the night of October 30th. The next day the broken rotor blade was stuck in the ground.
According to Patrick Rudolph, two other wind turbines that belong to the defective one and were installed during the same period have now been shut down. They should be examined and then possibly put back online. The damaged wind turbine should also be repaired and then put back into operation.
A modern wind turbine usually has three rotor blades. Each wind turbine blade usually weighs between 15 and 25 tons, depending on its size.
Seven accidents in just over two years
It was only in October that a wind turbine caught fire in Doberlug-Kirchhain and burned out completely. According to the Ministry of the Environment in Brandenburg, together with the current case, there have been a total of seven accidents involving wind turbines in just over two years. Two of these cases involved broken rotor blades.
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STOP THESE THINGS 
Maybe the turbine blades would be allowed to compete in the Olympics if only they identified as human beings.