http://www.windaction.org/ facts, analysis, exposure of wind energy's real impacts en-us Windaction hourly 1 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.windaction.org/articles/37938 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:33:53 GMT One of the 22 1.8 MW Vestas V80 wind turbines at the Kingsbridge 1 Wind facility (commissioned in 2006) burst into flames. The wind facility is located between Goderich and Kincardine, Ontario. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37938 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37937 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:32:00 GMT One of the 22 1.8 MW Vestas V80 wind turbines at the Kingsbridge 1 Wind facility (commissioned in 2006) burst into flames. The wind facility is located between Goderich and Kincardine, Ontario. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37937 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37748 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:17:14 GMT A 38-ton wind turbine crashed 50 meters to the ground in Kyoto Prefecture after the steel column supporting it snapped. The massive Dutch-made turbine, which sat atop a Japanese-made steel column, was part of a mountain wind farm. It was put up in 2001 with an expected life of at least 17 years. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37748 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37700 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:36:17 GMT One of DTE Energy's wind turbines in Sigel Township is motionless after one of the blades on the structure failed during low wind conditions. Pieces of the blade were lying on the ground near the tower. No details as to the cause of the break were available. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37700 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36641 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:17:44 GMT Chicago-based Invenergy LLC reported a blade faulire on a turbine at the company's recently built California Ridge Wind Farm (134 MW) in Vermilion and Champaign counties in Illinois. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36641 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36640 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:08:55 GMT Chicago-based Invenergy LLC reported a blade faulire on a turbine at the company's recently built California Ridge Wind Farm (134 MW) in Vermilion and Champaign counties in Illinois. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36640 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36639 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:05:32 GMT Chicago-based Invenergy LLC reported a blade faulire on a turbine at the company's recently built California Ridge Wind Farm (134 MW) in Vermilion and Champaign counties in Illinois. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36639 http://www.windaction.org/articles/36638 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 01:57:19 GMT Chicago-based Invenergy LLC reported a blade faulire on a turbine at the company's recently built California Ridge Wind Farm (134 MW) in Vermilion and Champaign counties in Illinois. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36638 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35718 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:59:24 GMT This stunning picture show the aftermath of lightning striking a turbine. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35718 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35720 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:11:48 GMT This amazing photo was taken at a wind energy facility in Limon, Colorado. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35720 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35494 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 12:16:10 GMT The Glenrock wind facility in Wyoming blew a blade. The 39 megawatt project which includes 26 GE 1.5 megawatt turbines, was built on an abandoned coal mine. It was placed in service in 2009. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35494 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35493 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 12:15:27 GMT Description: The Glenrock wind facility in Wyoming blew a blade. The 39 megawatt project which includes 26 GE 1.5 megawatt turbines, was built on an abandoned coal mine. It was placed in service in 2009. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35493 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35278 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 20:37:58 GMT The Settlers Trail Wind Farm, operational since Spring 2012, experienced blade failure. The facility, located near Sheldon in Iroquois County, Illinois, is owned and operated by Germany-based E.On Climate & Renewables. It consists of 94 General Electric 1.6 MW Turbines for a nameplate capacity of 150.4 MW. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35278 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35264 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 19:38:15 GMT The Settlers Trail Wind Farm, operational since Spring 2012, experienced blade failure. The facility, located near Sheldon in Iroquois County, Illinois, is owned and operated by Germany-based E.On Climate & Renewables. It consists of 94 General Electric 1.6 MW Turbines for a nameplate capacity of 150.4 MW. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35264 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35263 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 19:37:00 GMT The Settlers Trail Wind Farm, operational since Spring 2012, experienced blade failure. The facility, located near Sheldon in Iroquois County, Illinois, is owned and operated by Germany-based E.On Climate & Renewables. It consists of 94 General Electric 1.6 MW Turbines for a nameplate capacity of 150.4 MW. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35263 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34870 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:27:08 GMT Two blades shattered on a recently installed Vestas V90 1.8 MW under windy conditions. Blade debris was thrown more than 1000 feet from the turbine site in a working farm field. The turbine was part of the Timber Road II facility located in Ohio just beyond the Indiana state line. The project is owned by Portuguese-based EDP Renewables. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34870 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34846 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:33:45 GMT Two blades shattered on a recently installed Vestas V90 1.8 MW under windy conditions. Blade debris was thrown more than 1000 feet from the turbine site in a working farm field. The turbine was part of the Timber Road II facility located in Ohio just beyond the Indiana state line. The project is owned by Portuguese-based EDP Renewables. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34846 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34858 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:59:43 GMT Two blades shattered on a recently installed Vestas V90 1.8 MW under windy conditions. Blade debris was thrown more than 1000 feet from the turbine site in a working farm field. The turbine was part of the Timber Road II facility located in Ohio just beyond the Indiana state line. The project is owned by Portuguese-based EDP Renewables. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34858 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34602 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:16:44 GMT A lightning strike damaged a wind turbine at the Wonthaggi wind farm yesterday. Local residents and workers at the desalination plant reported seeing a blade hanging from one of the farm's six turbines yesterday afternoon. The operator of the Wonthaggi wind farm has confirmed the turbine was struck by lightning. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34602 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34293 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:58:21 GMT Turbines at Noble Environmental's Bliss wind energy facility in New York were found leaking oil from the nacelle. NY's Department of Environmental Conservation has been called to investigate. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34293