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/33655 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:48:06 GMT This notice was mailed to residents living in the vicinity of the Talbot Wind energy facility in Ontario, Canada. http://www.windaction.org/articles/33655 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34061 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:21:26 GMT Workers are currently trying to find a way to melt some of the ice. They will use helicopters to spray the blades with hot water in an attempt to break up some of the ice, she said. Last year, all 33 of the turbines had to be shut-down for over a month. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34061 http://www.windaction.org/articles/25718 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:58:57 GMT Northern New Brunswick's cold, icy weather is causing wind turbines to freeze and stop producing power at the Caribou Wind Park near Bathurst. The new wind farm's 33 turbines have been generating power since November, but they have been forced to shut down for the past two days due to ice forming on some of the blades. http://www.windaction.org/articles/25718 http://www.windaction.org/articles/20270 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:43:32 GMT Even when it comes to the giant blades of the turbines in Amaranth and Melancthon, there might be truth in the old expression that "it's an ill wind that blows no good." This might have been the case when the Melancthon I wind project had to be shut down for nine days in December 2006 because of an ice storm and the resultant imbalance of the blades. http://www.windaction.org/articles/20270 http://www.windaction.org/articles/6892 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:24:18 GMT An eight-day shutdown of Melancthon 1 wind turbines was undoubtedly costly but is being viewed by industry officials as among statistically and meteorologically predictable occurrences for any wind plant. The turbines were shut down when ice formed on the blades during the ice storm of Friday, Dec. 1, and came back online only after the ice had thawed from the blades at some point late Sunday. http://www.windaction.org/articles/6892 http://www.windaction.org/articles/6728 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:11:03 GMT A “highly unusual” combination of weather conditions forced Canadian Hydro Developers (CHD) to shut down all 45 wind turbines in the Melancthon I plant at a time when many residents of Dufferin County were experiencing a blackout, and they remained out of service Wednesday. “The severe weather experienced on Friday (Dec. 1) caused heavy ice buildup on the blades at the Melancthon wind plant,” said Project Manager Geoff Carnegie. http://www.windaction.org/articles/6728 http://www.windaction.org/articles/988 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:07:02 GMT The chair of the Yukon's energy corporation says wind energy isn't viable for the Yukon. http://www.windaction.org/articles/988 http://www.windaction.org/articles/965 Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:49:48 GMT The chair of the Yukon's energy corporation says wind energy isn't viable for the Yukon. Willard Phelps told the territory's legislature last week the multi-million dollar experiment in wind power turbines had failed to produce the results the company needs. http://www.windaction.org/articles/965 http://www.windaction.org/articles/956 Mon, 12 Dec 2005 13:41:23 GMT The chair of the Yukon's energy corporation says wind energy isn't viable for the Yukon. http://www.windaction.org/articles/956