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Have you ever seen a wind turbine fail?

All I can so to the video below is wow! Turbines have a governor to keep them revolving at a slow pace during high winds. This one obviously failed. I can only imagine the damage something like this could cause in a large scale wind farm. By the way I am not posting this to in anyway devalue wind power. I feel it is a very important part of our sustainable future. It is just an interesting video.

Posted by Andrew Stone - EcoBroker® on 02/25/2008 03:49 PM

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7 Comments on Have you ever seen a wind turbine fail?

FEB

2008

Im sure failures like this will occur from time to time but as a renewable energy, we should be embracing wind power.

MAR

2008

WOW.... Is that during a tornado or something?? That's an interesting video...

Andrew,,

I have heard stories...as an advocate of sound practices and alternative in wind generation, our group saves videos like these to post to other sites for education and training. send me a note. Vincent B.

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MAR

2008

Jonelle - I am not sure what caused it, but from the looks of the clouds I would say a huge thunderstorm at least.

MAR

2008

That was incredibe - thanks for posting. The bigger they are the harder they fall! Nothing that dramatic when one of ours fails.... usually the bearings. I have known a neighbor's blades to fall off though.

Andrew, that was crazy!!! It makes me wonder why there was a camera on it...did they know it was going to fail or is there one always watching it..? Who knows. I had to share with my dad and brother. My dad works in energy and my brother is studying renewable energy. Thanks for sharing!!

APR

2008

Andrew, I saw the same video at the Texas A&M Land Seminar I took this week in San Antonio, Texas. Wind farms are very interesting. As with many things, there are some for, and some against. To me, it appears to be an industry dependent on tax credits, etc., but in my opinion, seems to be more for the good of the most.

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