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Windmill manufacturer recalls blades; 10 U.S. installations affected .21106 2009-05-07T03:35:58Z 2009-05-07T03:35:58Z Officials at ReDriven Power Inc. are confident of their young company's continued success, but concede they've recently issued a recall on the blades of 10 turbines installed in the U.S. ..."We did have a blade problem," said president and CEO Joseph Ianni, when The AgriNews paid a visit to the firm's headquarters inside a former textile mill recently. Spinning to destruction .17801 2008-09-04T03:15:24Z 2008-09-04T03:15:24Z Wind power may be one of the cleaner, greener energy sources available, but turbine and blade failures point to dangers that were not anticipated, says Michael Connellan Suzlon to replace defective equipment worth $25 million .14456 2008-03-03T06:47:01Z 2008-03-03T06:47:01Z In what implies a Rs.1 billion ($25 million) hit on its balance sheet for the current quarter, leading wind power equipment-maker Suzlon Energy will refit wind turbine blades for a project in the US, the company said Monday. âThe company will do a retrofit programme to resolve blade-cracking issues discovered during the operations of some of its S88 turbines in the US,â the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange Monday. Wind Turbine Problems .11534 2007-08-25T15:20:08Z 2007-08-25T15:20:08Z The wind energy industry has been growing at nearly 30 percent per year for the last decade. The heavy push for more green energy has created a gold rush of sorts...which means buyer beware ... Burning turbine .17958 2008-09-13T18:35:51Z 2008-09-13T18:35:51Z News report of a wind turbine at the Aeolian Park wind energy facility in Spain destroyed by fire. According to Iberdrola, the exact cause of the fire has not been determined, but is believed to be due to mechanical failure. Firemen, police and company personnel were on the scene. A 120 meter buffer around the turbine was established to ensure the safety of people and property near the fire. The fire did not impact the operation of the Aeolian Park in spite of the spectacular visible cloud column rising from the turbine. Duration: 0 minutes 55 seconds News report of a wind turbine at the Aeolian Park wind energy facility in Spain destroyed by fire. According to Iberdrola, the exact cause of the fire has not been determined, but is believed to be due to mechanical failure. Firemen, police and company personnel were on the scene. A 120 meter buffer around the turbine was established to ensure the safety of people and property near the fire. The fire did not impact the operation of the Aeolian Park in spite of the spectacular visible cloud column rising from the turbine.

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]]> Windmill disaster .19063 2008-08-29T17:54:07Z 2008-08-29T17:54:07Z A must see video clip documenting a Vestas turbine failure operating in Denmark. Formerly unreported is the degree to which turbine debris from the failed unit spread great distances from the site. Duration: 1 minute 41 seconds A must see video clip documenting a Vestas turbine failure operating in Denmark. Formerly unreported is the degree to which turbine debris from the failed unit spread great distances from the site.

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