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Gearbox reliability continues to dog the wind industry and as turbines become larger the push to improve performance becomes paramount.PORTSMOUTH - By a near-unanimous vote, the Town Council decided Oct. 23 to seek a public-private agreement to fix the town's broken wind turbine.
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Rhode Island]
Town off the hook as failed gear box likely a manufacturer defect, light department reports
September 19, 2012 by Phyllis Booth in The Landmark
September 19, 2012 by Phyllis Booth in The Landmark
If it turns out it is a manufacturer's problem the $95,000 PMLD paid up front for the gear box replacement will be returned and Jake would pay for the gearbox, said Allen. Then the company will look at the loss of revenue issue, he said.
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Massachusetts]
Storm closes Fire Island wind farm; no damage reported
September 7, 2012 by Lisa Demer in Anchorage Daily News
September 7, 2012 by Lisa Demer in Anchorage Daily News
Work on the Fire Island wind farm shut down during and after the storm, but the turbines didn't suffer any damage, said Jim Jager, spokesman for the developer, Cook Inlet Region Inc.
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Alaska]
Wobbly wind turbines will be shored up next month in a project bosses described as "an interesting engineering challenge".
Engineers discovered earlier this year that grout connections on the foundations of turbines at the Kentish Flats wind farm, off the coast of Whitstable and Herne Bay, had shifted slightly, meaning a piece of the turbine had also moved.
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UK]
Wind turbines fall victim to Jawbone Canyon wildfires
August 15, 2012 by Courtenay Edelhart in The Bakersfield Californian
August 15, 2012 by Courtenay Edelhart in The Bakersfield Californian
At least three wind turbines have been lost to a wildfire that has been burning since late last week in the Jawbone Canyon Recreation Area near Tehachapi, and additional turbines might be threatened.
The turbines belonged to NextEra Energy Resources.
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California]
Bear Mountain wind turbine blades getting replaced
August 10, 2012 by Erica Fisher in Energetic City
August 10, 2012 by Erica Fisher in Energetic City
Just three years after they were installed, the wind turbines at Bear Mountain are getting an upgrade. Starting this summer, AltaGas will be replacing the blades on the 34 wind turbines at the Bear Mountain Wind Park.
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Canada]
Lightning hit one of the blades of the turbine, sending part of it to the ground. The fire continued to burn, both at the base and at the top of the 175-foot-tall tower. Ultimately, all three blades were destroyed.
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Minnesota]
Kahuku wind farm fire spreads concerns over future projects
August 4, 2012 by Tim Sakahara in Hawaii News Now
August 4, 2012 by Tim Sakahara in Hawaii News Now
Aerial shots over the Kahuku wind farm show the warehouse that was filled with 12,000 battery packs severely damaged and releasing toxic smoke and lead into the air. ...First Wind is supposed to submit a cleanup plan to the state by the end of the day which will include samples of the air, soil and water.
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Hawaii]
UD wind turbine struck by lightning; Unit shut down pending blade repair
August 3, 2012 by Henry J. Evans Jr. in Cape Gazette
August 3, 2012 by Henry J. Evans Jr. in Cape Gazette
Ohrel said it is not yet known exactly what repairs might be needed, when they would be completed or when the unit could be restarted. ...he did not know if the wind turbine is equipped with a system capable of suppressing damage caused by lightning strikes.
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Delaware]
Firefighters were forced to fight a burning building without water on the North Shore Wednesday, when a battery warehouse at an Oahu wind farm went up in flames.
The battery warehouse caught on fire at the First Wind wind farm for the second time in two years. But unlike last year's small fire, the latest blaze shut down the wind farm's huge turbines.
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Hawaii]
Stubborn fire destroys battery building at Kahuku wind farm; Crews have been tackling the blaze since early morning
August 2, 2012 by Rob Shikina in Star Advertiser
August 2, 2012 by Rob Shikina in Star Advertiser
The fire started about 4:45 a.m. Wednesday ...Honolulu Fire Capt. Terry Seelig said an alarm sensor showed a buildup of heat, and video cameras recorded a fire starting in the battery banks. ...still burning about 4 p.m. and emitting various chemicals in smoke, which was blowing toward the mountains and not affecting homes.
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Hawaii]
A large wind turbine burst into flame late Friday night in the mountains above Mojave, causing a small grassfire. The fire took place near the intersection of Oak Creek and Tehachapi Willow Springs roads.
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California]
The wind turbine that helps to power the electricity for the Clay Central-Everly school district needs repair. Right now, the turbine is running at a reduced capacity ...The cost of the repairs is approximately $26,000, and the board is concerned that the output, once fixed, won't save the district enough electricity to offset the overall cost.
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Iowa]
Portsmouth wind turbine shut down; needs $460,000 in repairs
July 16, 2012 by Alex Kuffner in Providence Journal
July 16, 2012 by Alex Kuffner in Providence Journal
For three years, the $3-million windmill fulfilled that promise, making the town about $400,000 after maintenance and debt payments. ...the turbine's gearbox needs to be replaced for at least $460,000 -- completely erasing those three years of income.
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Rhode Island]
An Austrian wind farm had to be closed after a blade snapped off one of the wind turbines, and fell over 100 metres to the ground.
According to Austrian power the reason was a production fault and not because of a lightning strike as had previously been feared.
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Europe]
Rankin Inlet wind turbine loses its blades; Debris litters ground around tower
June 20, 2012 in CBC News
June 20, 2012 in CBC News
One of the broken blades remains attached to the tower. Debris from the blades is on the ground around the turbine.
Officials with Qulliq Energy Corporation aren't sure what caused the damage, or if it will be repaired.
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Canada]
"One of the blades looks like it has peeled back and wilted over, and there is debris lying around the base of the turbine," the witness said in the email. "Part of the blade that came down is laying a distance away from the base in the field."
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Illinois]
By 9:33 p.m., a caller advised the California Highway Patrol authorities that “the ridge is now on fire” near Haugen-Lehmann Way and eastbound Interstate 10. ...Eight homes were evacuated, Gaines said.
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California]
Only shortly after tackling a nacelle fire on one of its V112-3.0MW turbines in Germany in April, the Danish manufacturer has had to contend with another fire, this time on one of its V90-2MW machine in Spain.
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Europe]
One of England's largest onshore wind farms is out of action because of a faulty part.
Owner Electricity Supply Board (ESB) said the 22 turbines at Fullabrook Down near Ilfracombe, Devon could be off for weeks.
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UK]