As they get older, wind turbines have a hard time keeping it together. Hit ‘em with strong wind and the fun begins. Blades disintegrate, and chunks thereof relocate over vast distances - an exhilarating experience for anyone living, working or driving in the throw zone. Sometimes the entire hundred-tonne nacelle gets in on the action; … Continue reading Mister Floppy: Strong Winds Wiping Out (More) Ageing Wind Turbines
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Tornado Terror: Giant Industrial Wind Turbines No Match For America’s Twisters
Wind power is described as the pinnacle of ‘distributed’ generation systems - watching 250m turbines being distributed far and wide by Cyclones, Typhoons and Hurricanes certainly gives that impression. Although, we’re not sure that wind acolytes really had disintegrating and self-immolating turbines in mind when they began mouthing off these things being spread from horizon … Continue reading Tornado Terror: Giant Industrial Wind Turbines No Match For America’s Twisters
Gravity Strikes Again: Ageing Wind Turbines Literally Falling To Pieces
Wind turbines were designed to capture subsidies, but they clearly weren’t designed to last. These things have suffered hundreds of ‘structural failures’ – where either 10-25 tonne blades are shredded or flung in all directions; or their 90-120m towers implode, unceremoniously delivering the 80-140 tonne nacelle to terra firma, with exhilarating effect. And, as these things get … Continue reading Gravity Strikes Again: Ageing Wind Turbines Literally Falling To Pieces
Danger Zone: School Kids Run For Cover As Wind Turbine Spins Out-of-Control & Collapses
Placing industrial wind turbines in schoolyards is hardly the brightest move, given their habit of throwing blades in all directions and collapsing without warning. They've also been known to throw massive chunks of ice through roofs and windows - which is what happened at a Massachusetts Community College back in 2018 - luckily no one … Continue reading Danger Zone: School Kids Run For Cover As Wind Turbine Spins Out-of-Control & Collapses
Bigger They Come, Harder They Fall: Giant Wind Turbines Keep Dropping Like Wounded Flies
These things have a terrifying habit of succumbing to gravity, their 300-tonne superstructures dropping like giant, wounded flies, splattering their inner workings far and wide; and, no doubt, providing locals with an exhilarating seismic experience. We reported on the phenomenon only a few weeks back, noting that there has been a significant increase in the … Continue reading Bigger They Come, Harder They Fall: Giant Wind Turbines Keep Dropping Like Wounded Flies
Risk Premium: Insurers Baulk At Paying Out For Hundreds of Wind Turbine Fires & Collapses
The staggering rise in the number of turbine fires and total turbine collapses has insurers ready to tighten the terms of the policies offered to cover them. As with any bookie, the odds of winning (or losing) are always reflected in the price the punter pays. Insurance, is no different. International insurance broking took off … Continue reading Risk Premium: Insurers Baulk At Paying Out For Hundreds of Wind Turbine Fires & Collapses
Catastrophic Failures: 300 Tonne Wind Turbines Keep On Collapsing in Terrifying Fashion
Wind industry spin doctors are struggling to explain away a troubling uptick in catastrophic and terrifying wind turbine collapses. Gravity is not kind to these 300-tonne monsters; hundreds of them have collapsed around the world and the rate of collapses appears to be increasing, over time. Over the last few years, there have been hundreds of … Continue reading Catastrophic Failures: 300 Tonne Wind Turbines Keep On Collapsing in Terrifying Fashion
Safety First: Run For The Hills When 300 Tonne Wind Turbines Hit The Deck
Massive subsidies fuel the wind industry, while self-generated myth and glowing propaganda just grease the wheels. For wind industry spin-kings, one pesky problem that won’t go away is the routine and catastrophic collapses of these 300 tonne whirling wonders. Over the last few years, there have been hundreds of ‘structural failures’ – where either 10-15 tonne blades are … Continue reading Safety First: Run For The Hills When 300 Tonne Wind Turbines Hit The Deck
Environmental Disaster: Wind Turbines Continually Catch Fire, Throw Blades & Collapse
California’s wind power proponents promised a clean, green future - instead, they’ve delivered a wholesale environmental disaster. In the desert surrounding Ocotillo, locals have been putting up with wind turbines self-immolating, throwing their blades in all directions, leaking and spraying oil and collapsing to the desert floor, for years now (see our post here). Here’s … Continue reading Environmental Disaster: Wind Turbines Continually Catch Fire, Throw Blades & Collapse
Another One Bites the Dust: 200 Tonne Wind Turbines Continually Beaten By Gravity
Throwing their 12-20 tonne blades to the four winds, spontaneously combusting and collapsing in catastrophic fashion is what wind turbines do best; these things appear to be in a constant battle with gravity. Remember, this is the power source that promises a clean, ‘green’ future! And that rural communities just can’t wait have hundreds of these things … Continue reading Another One Bites the Dust: 200 Tonne Wind Turbines Continually Beaten By Gravity
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