Wind Power: Dangerous, Expensive, Pointless, Bird, Bat & Community Killer

Producing power with NO commercial value (save the massive taxpayer/power consumer subsidies it attracts); at a cost 3-4 times that of the reliable and secure stuff; spontaneously bursting into flame, throwing 10 tonne blades to the four winds or crashing to Earth in fits of vertical surrender, and along the way prematurely taking more than … Continue reading Wind Power: Dangerous, Expensive, Pointless, Bird, Bat & Community Killer

Leaning Tower of Vestas: Wind Turbine Announced as ‘8th Wonder of the World’

In today's STT history lesson we'll start with a recap on the Seven Wonders of the World: 1) The Colosseum of Rome 2) The Catacombs of Alexandria, Egypt 3) The Great Wall of China 4) Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, England 5) The Leaning Tower of Pisa 6) The Porcelain Tower of Nanking, China 7) The … Continue reading Leaning Tower of Vestas: Wind Turbine Announced as ‘8th Wonder of the World’

Germany: 60-Tonne Wind Turbine Rotor Crashes To Earth

**** 60-Tonne Wind Turbine Rotor Crashes To Earth NoTricksZone Pierre Gosselin 1 March 2016 The online SVZ here reported yesterday on a wind-turbine construction accident occurring in Southern Germany. Workers of the Hamburg-based Nordex company were operating a large hoisting crane by remote control as it lifted the 60-tonne wind turbine rotor assembly for mounting … Continue reading Germany: 60-Tonne Wind Turbine Rotor Crashes To Earth

‘Wrap-Up’ on Reign of Wind Farm Terror: Blades Buckle and Turbines Tumble in Michigan

Is there anything that can be said for a medieval power source that was abandoned Centuries ago for pretty obvious reasons? Pointless it most certainly is. But, along with that lack of justification on any level, comes a form of danger never seen before at any time in history: 10 tonne blades (with their outer … Continue reading ‘Wrap-Up’ on Reign of Wind Farm Terror: Blades Buckle and Turbines Tumble in Michigan

Wind Turbine Terror: Spanish Home Hit by Flying Blade – Just 1 of 3,800 Blade ‘Fails’ Every Year

**** The number of cases involving collapsing turbines and flying blades (aka “component liberation”) has become so common that, if we were a tad cynical, we would go so far to suggest the possibility of some kind of pattern, along the lines proffered by Mr Bond’s nemesis, Goldfinger: “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three … Continue reading Wind Turbine Terror: Spanish Home Hit by Flying Blade – Just 1 of 3,800 Blade ‘Fails’ Every Year

Disintegrating Wind Turbines & Mass ‘Planned’ Blackouts in Germany: What’s Not to Like About Wind Power?

**** The wind industry, its parasites and spruikers, around the globe, hail Germany as THE wind power ‘Super Model’. Trouble is, in Germany – as elsewhere – the ‘gloss’ has well-and-truly worn off – and the ‘Model’ is looking more than just a little worse for wear. The Germans went into wind power harder and … Continue reading Disintegrating Wind Turbines & Mass ‘Planned’ Blackouts in Germany: What’s Not to Like About Wind Power?

290 Tonne Vestas Wind Turbines Dropping Like Giant Wounded Flies

**** Our post - Happenstance or Enemy Action? Giant Wind Turbines Collapsing with Alarming Regularity - was barely up a week, and yet another story of a 290 tonne whirling juggernaut crashing back to Earth popped up in Sweden. This time, another vertically vulnerable Vestas hit the deck – a V112 with three 54.7m blades, … Continue reading 290 Tonne Vestas Wind Turbines Dropping Like Giant Wounded Flies

Happenstance or Enemy Action? Giant Wind Turbines Collapsing with Alarming Regularity

**** The number of cases involving collapsing turbines and flying blades (aka “component liberation”) has become so common that, if we were a tad cynical, we would go so far to suggest the possibility of some kind of pattern, along the lines proffered by Mr Bond’s nemesis, Goldfinger: “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three … Continue reading Happenstance or Enemy Action? Giant Wind Turbines Collapsing with Alarming Regularity

RAF’s Top Guns Call Wind Farms a ‘Disaster in the Making’ for Flyers

**** There are at least 2 critical dangers for flyers created by these things: 1) air turbulence – generated by a sea of 50-60m blades with their outer tips travelling at around 350-400km/h – interfering with the ability of the pilot to control their kite (see our post here); and 2) slamming into them – … Continue reading RAF’s Top Guns Call Wind Farms a ‘Disaster in the Making’ for Flyers

Wind Turbine Noise Deprives Farmers and Truckers of Essential Sleep & Creates Unnecessary Danger for All

**** Deprive someone of a decent night’s sleep and the wheels start to fall off pretty quickly. In the absence of quality sleep, it’s not long and people start suffering mood swings, impaired mental function, lose capacity for abstract thought and – if operating heavy machinery or driving – become a danger to workmates and/or … Continue reading Wind Turbine Noise Deprives Farmers and Truckers of Essential Sleep & Creates Unnecessary Danger for All