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A multi-million pound wind farm built off the Kent coast to provide energy for 100,000 homes has suffered repeated mechanical problems in the four years since it was built.
The Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm, which provides power to houses in Whitstable, Herne Bay and Canterbury, has undergone numerous upgrades to try and deal with setbacks that have caused a reduction in the amount of energy produced.
An 82ft high wind turbine which was controversially given planning permission near Shrewsbury last year came crashing to the ground in high winds.
The wind turbine, on private farmland in the Wattlesborough area, fell yesterday afternoon.
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Over the weekend, reports of a blade missing from one of the mammoth turbines and another blade being badly bent out of shape came to light.
The cause of the damage has yet to be established, however some say it could be down to icy weather.
"I had several calls from concerned residents who saw the fire, which burned for over two hours," said local county councillor Paul Marfleet.
"I went up to the site and the police and fire service were there, but there was little they could do to tackle a fire 75 metres above the ground and I did sympathise.
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