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Wind Power News: Accidents
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Council secures court order prohibiting further development at wind farm where bog slide occurred
Donegal County Council has secured a High Court order prohibiting further development of a wind farm at a site that was the subject of a large bog slide that had “significant environmental consequences”. Mr Justice David Holland’s order restrains Planree Limited and Mid-Cork Electrical from finishing their “largely complete” 19-turbine project on primarily blanket bog in Cashelnavean, Co Donegal, until further court order. The development entities can apply to vary or discharge the order, which came in enforcement proceedings issued . . . Complete story »
Øyfjellet: 150 meter bred rotor falt ned fra ødelagt vindturbin [Rotor assembly detaches from wind turbine]
Like over byen Mosjøen i Nordland ruver Øyfjellet. I 2021 åpnet Norges største vindkraftanlegg her. På det værharde fjellet står 72 vindturbiner. Men 27. januar i år ble tallet 71. Årsaken? Under ekstremværet Ingunn løsnet en 150 meter bred rotor og falt ned. Ingen dyr eller mennesker kom til skade da rotoren falt over 100 meter og ble knust. Hvordan kunne dette skje? Fikk problemer allerede i juni Det er Øyfjellet Wind AS som har konsesjonen på vindkraftanlegget på fjellet. . . . Complete story »
Her er 15 av 34 vindturbiner ute av drift [15 of 34 wind turbines out of operation]
Over én tredjedel av vindturbinene i Nord-Odal står stille på grunn av feil. Hittil har kommunen gått glipp av flere millioner kroner på stillstanden. – For Nord-Odal kommunes del er det jo litt tragisk, sier nyvalgt ordfører i kommunen, Odd Kjetil Østvand-Sløtte (Ap). Odal vindkraftverk som ligger i Nord-Odal har totalt 34 vindturbiner, men nå er 15 av turbinene ute av drift. Hittil har kommunen gått glipp av 3 millioner kroner på grunn av stansen. Det merkes i en kommune . . . Complete story »
Vindturbinblad knakk og falt av [Wind turbine blade snapped off]
Et 71 meter langt vindturbinblad knakk og falt av en turbin på Engerfjellet i Innlandet onsdag. Ingen ble skadet. – Vi fikk beskjed av en grunneier at en vinge hadde falt av, sier daglig leder i Odal vindkraftverk, Lars Tallhaug. Han sier videre at heldigvis var ingen personer i nærheten da det skjedde, og at deres hovedfokus er sikkerheten til de som jobber og oppholder seg i vindkraftverket. Ifølge Tallhaug skjedde hendelsen rundt klokka 19.30 onsdag kveld. Turbinbladet veier rundt . . . Complete story »
Pale d’une éolienne pliée en deux à Feluy
[In Feluy, Hainaut, a blade from a wind turbine was bent in two this Thursday. The device continued to operate for a while before being stopped. Debris fell in the field.] Scène insolite à Feluy, dans le Hainaut. Une pale d’une éolienne s’est retrouvée pliée en deux ce jeudi. Des débris sont également tombés dans le champ. L’exploitant Elawan Energy indique qu’il s’agit d’un “incident rare”. Selon la société Elawan Energy, citée par la RTBF, la pale s’est pliée vers . . . Complete story »
Man falls to death from wind mill structure in Theni
Saravanakumar, son of Marimuthu of VOC Street, Jayamangalam in Periyakulam in Theni district, died when he allegedly fell from a 15-feet high wind mill structure at a place in Kandamanur police station limits on Friday. Police said that he was working in the wind mill unit for the last year and had gone to carry out some repairs in one of the structures. When he reached the top along with some electrical materials and equipment, he suddenly slipped and fell . . . Complete story »
Crashed truck carrying wind turbine tower closes I-84 in eastern Oregon
A truck transporting a large section of a wind turbine tower crashed on westbound Interstate 84, closing both directions of the freeway between exit 304 North of Baker City and exit 374 near Ontario on Wednesday. The closure is also impacting eastbound traffic from exit 265 near La Grande to Ontario. A photo shared by the Oregon Department of Transportation shows a semitruck on its side. A wind turbine section is blocking the roadway. Transportation officials warned that the eastern . . . Complete story »
Dismantled Pemberton wind turbine won’t be replaced; Hull Wind II remains offline
The wind turbine at Pemberton Point taken down last month will not be replaced, and the seawall damage that occurred when the tower fell to the ground will be paid by the demolition company, town officials said this week. Meanwhile, at the other end of town, Hull Wind II at the landfill remains offline, awaiting repairs to its computer system, according to Hull Municipal Light Board Chair Patrick Cannon. “Once that work is completed, hopefully within the next couple of . . . Complete story »
100-ton wind turbine blades fall to pieces in Vietnam
Blades of a wind turbine totaling 100 tons fell off 140 meters and broke into pieces in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu on Friday. Residents of Hoa Binh District heard a loud noise at around 5 p.m. Friday and saw wing blades at Hoa Binh Wind Power No. 5 fell to the ground. No person was injured. Authorities of the district were seen on site Saturday morning to examine the accident. The blades, each of which is 80 . . . Complete story »
Wind turbine collapse at Mekong Delta flagship farm
A wind turbine suffered a major collapse earlier this week on a flagship renewable energy project in Vietnam’s Bac Lieu province, according to local media reports. The incident occurred on the Hoa Binh 5 wind farm, operated by local developer Hacom Bac Lieu Energy in a region of coastal flatlands in the Mekong Delta, according Vietnamese news website Dan Tri. A broken tower resulted in the nacelle and blades falling crashing to the ground. The blades “broke into many sections, . . . Complete story »
