October 13, 2007
Iowa
Iowa
GARNER – Officials from Florida Power and Light Energy have teamed with the manufacturer of wind turbines in an attempt to learn what started a fire that destroyed a turbine Oct. 3 at the Hancock County Wind Farm.
Denmark-based Vestas is working with the Juno Beach, Fla., company in the investigation.
“We have a large number of these units,” said Florida Power and Light spokesman Steve Stengel. “It has never happened before, so we believe it is a very isolated incident.”
The large compartment, holding the gear box and electric components more than than 200 feet above the ground, burned and two of three 77-foot blades broke off.
No one was injured and damage was limited to the turbine
Stengel said it could be several weeks before a cause is determined.
— By Bob Link
12 October 2007
URL to article: https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2007/10/13/cause-of-turbine-fire-still-under-investigation/