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Old wind turbines need replacement
The first generation of wind turbines, installed starting in the mid-1990s, is rapidly reaching the end of its lifetime and some are overdue for a replacement. It is estimated that about 775 wind turbines will have to be replaced by 2030. PPC Renewables, a subsidiary of state-controlled Public Power Corporation, is the only company that has been systematically taking down and replacing its wind turbines: from 2018 and 2021, it uninstalled 101 and replaced them with 23 more powerful ones. . . . Complete story »
Wind turbine catches fire near Mendota
The Mendota and Troy Grove fire departments were dispatched Thursday to a wind turbine fire north of Mendota. On arrival, the area on top of the tower was fully involved in the fire. Personnel secured the area and the tower was left to burn out. Crews continued to monitor the fire as it burns. East Third Road was closed because of falling debris landing on the road. Mendota Township put up barricades. Personnel from the wind farm are working on . . . Complete story »
Wind turbine burns in northern LaSalle County
Mendota – A wind turbine in northern LaSalle County caught fire Thursday night. Area fire departments were called to the scene around 9 PM for the blaze, which they monitored well into the evening. The 285-foot-tall structure, which according to records is part of GSG Wind Farms, was near the intersection of North 48th and East 3rd Roads. Debris from the burning turbine was scattered across an adjacent field. Mendota Assistant Fire Chief Brian Fisher said crews from the wind . . . Complete story »
Bovenste deel van windmolen afgebroken op dijk bij Zeewolde [Wind turbine breaks in wind]
Op een dijk nabij Zeewolde is het bovenste deel van een windmolen afgebroken. De brandweer meldt dat er niemand gewond is geraakt. De brandweer in Flevoland plaatste op Twitter een filmpje van de “geknakte” windmolen, waarop te zien is dat er flinke brokstukken op en naast de dijk liggen. Een woordvoerder van energiebedrijf Vattenfall zegt dat de andere zestien molens van het park langs de dijk tussen Zeewolde en Almere uit voorzorg zijn stilgezet. Verder is er een team van . . . Complete story »
NSW Rural Fire Service crews contain blaze at Southern Tablelands turbine station
Emergency services have contained a fire at a wind turbine in the NSW Southern Tablelands. The turbine on a rural property at Breadalbane, near Goulburn, started at about six o’clock this morning. Rural Fire Services spokesman Greg Allan said about 20 firefighters in six trucks responded to the fire. “They were on scene to make sure no fires were sparked from the fire within the structure itself,” Mr Allan said. “Crews were able to have that fire contained with no . . . Complete story »
Windrad wird zur Glitzer-Fackel
Losheim (Saarland) – Ja ist denn heut’ schon Silvester? Nach dem Brand eines Windrades im Bereich der Wahlener Platte tauchen immer mehr Fotos auf, die die Anlage als imposante Glitzer-Fackel zeigen. Mal schießen kleine rote Funken durch den Nachthimmel, mal scheinen sich ganze Lichtströme Richtung Erde zu ziehen. Die winterliche Landschaft gibt dem Ganzen zusätzlich einen mystischen Anstrich. Der Fall: Am späten Abend war in der Anlage auf dem Galgenberg Feuer ausgebrochen. Ein Polizeisprecher gegenüber BILD: „In der Gondel des . . . Complete story »
100-Meter-Windrad steht lichterloh in Flammen
Trümmerteile stürzten auf die Straße – „Zeugen hörten laute Knallgeräusche und sahen Stichflammen“ Bei Losheim am See (Saarland) brennt ein etwa 100 Meter hohes Windrad. Mindestens ein Rotorflügel und das Motorhaus stehen in Flammen. Glühende Funken leuchten im Nachthimmel – ein schauriger Anblick. Laut Polizei wurde das Windrad-Inferno kurz nach 23 Uhr in der Nacht zu Donnerstag gemeldet. Großeinsatz! „Wir haben über 20 Notrufe bekommen“, sagt Gemeindewehrführer Andreas Brausch zu BILD. „Zeugen haben laute Knallgeräusche gehört und Stichflammen gesehen.“ Allein die . . . Complete story »
Wind turbine falls to ground in Leelanau County
(WPBN/WGTU) – The wind turbine that supplies energy to the Northport Leelanau Township Water Treatment plant is looking a little different now. According to Northport Trustee, Will Harper, high wind speeds on Wednesday, Dec. 14, caused the turbine to spin out of control and eventually fall to the ground. Harper also said the turbine has been out of commission for a while, and he’s unsure if it will be fixed. Complete story »
Un aerogenerador de 75 metros se viene abajo en uno de los parques eólicos de la comarca leonesa de la Maragatería
Un aerogenerador de 75 metros se ha venido abajo en los últimos días en uno de los parques eólicos ubicados en la comarca de la Maragatería, según ha podido conocer este periódico y obtener imágenes del estado del mismo. El molino, que ha quedado completamente destrozado al colapsar la torre que hace de base, se ubicaba entre los municipios de Santa Colomba de Somoza y Lucillo, donde hay cinco parques eólicos en funcionamiento. Los parques eólicos Cerro Becerril, El Pedrón, . . . Complete story »
Strong winds damage wind turbines at the Lucelo wind farm in Spain
According to the information obtained from Ileon Digital Diary, the wind turbines were completely destroyed, as can be seen from the photographs. In the area where the events took place, there are four wind farms equipped with wind turbines of identical technology. The five wind farms Cerro Picril, El Pedron, La Malada and Lucelo have a capacity of approximately 120 MW and were commissioned in 2007/2008 and operated by EDP Renewables. The wind turbines of these wind farms represent the first . . . Complete story »
