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The incident took place early Friday morning. While the winds were strong, they were within the operational limits of the machine.
Repower and EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN), which owns the plant, are carrying out an investigation to find the cause of the accident.
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Europe]
The wind turbine is part of the Barton II wind farm owned by Iberdrola Renewables is on land southeast of Bolan in Worth County.
Jan Johnson of Iberdrola said the fire occurred in the nacelle, the portion of the turbine that houses all of its component parts. She could not give an estimate of damage.
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Iowa]
A wind turbine near Grafton caught fire Tuesday afternoon.
The flames were pretty strong for a while as the smoke streamed from the tower.
Fire crews didn't get too close at first because of burning debris falling down.
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Iowa]
Workers struggle to find 'specialized' part for broken wind turbine
May 22, 2012 by Sandy McGee in Portsmouth Patch
May 22, 2012 by Sandy McGee in Portsmouth Patch
The town's wind turbine, located at Portsmouth High School, has remained motionless since May 10 after an error code alerted town workers to a problem on site. "The short story is Lumus believes the fault is in a pressure sensor and they are having difficulty locating a replacement part."
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Massachusetts]
For now, the Timber Road II Wind Farm in Paulding County is silent except for investigators trying to determine exactly why two blades from a single turbine were damaged on a windy afternoon April 24. So far, the high winds do not appear to have caused the damage.
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Ohio]
Vestas boss rues 'nasty surprise' of gearbox fault
May 4, 2012 by Ben Backwell & Darius Snieckus in Recharge News
May 4, 2012 by Ben Backwell & Darius Snieckus in Recharge News
The news came as a shock to analysts amid worse-than-expected financial results and could significantly damage Vestas' reputation. Chief executive Ditlev Engel described the issue, which was detected by Vestas' own performance diagnostic centre and affects 376 turbines it sold between June 2009 and September 2011.
Vestas admits problems with 3 MW turbine model, Slows 7 MW offshore wind turbine efforts
May 2, 2012 in North American Windpower
May 2, 2012 in North American Windpower
Vestas says it has determined that 376 gearboxes delivered to the company between June 2009 and September 2011 for its V90-3.0 MW wind turbines may need additional maintenance, repair or replacement due to malfunctioning bearings.
Huge chunks of debris from a wind turbine are scattered across a field near Payne, Ohio. So far no one including its owner knows what happened. People passing by have been trying to figure out the cause.
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Ohio]
The incident, which completely destroyed the nacelle, occurred earlier this year at the 51MW Gross Eilstorf wind farm in Lower Saxony, Germany. In a statement, Vestas said the fire started in the "Harmonic Filter Cabinet as the result of a loose connection that caused an arc flash".
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Germany]
According to a spokesman with EDP Renewables, the turbine, which is located near Payne, had two of its blades sheared early Tuesday afternoon.
Representatives from EDP Renewables have closed the site.
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Ohio]
Damaged turbine suspends wind energy production
April 24, 2012 by Rachel Martin and Megan Trent in Indiana News
April 24, 2012 by Rachel Martin and Megan Trent in Indiana News
Around 12:45 Tuesday afternoon, two blades on a turbine were damaged so severely that debris was sent raining down on the field below. ...The owners, EDP Renewables, say while the investigation into what damaged the blades is ongoing, at this point it doesn't appear that strong winds were a factor.
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Ohio]
Reservation radio station hopes to restart wind turbine
April 23, 2012 by Ruth Moon in Rapid City Journal
April 23, 2012 by Ruth Moon in Rapid City Journal
The original wind turbine, intended to be a pilot project to show how wind turbines can save money and power small buildings, was installed in June 2008. But the brakes and control panel on that turbine didn't work right, and before KILI ever took control of the turbine the gearbox broke.
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South Dakota]
Charlestown wind turbine to temporarily shut down for repairs
April 20, 2012 by Johanna Kaiser in Boston Globe
April 20, 2012 by Johanna Kaiser in Boston Globe
The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority's wind turbine at the DeLauri Sewer Pump Station will be shut down in the coming weeks as a concrete ring and new piles are installed around the existing foundation.
Workers performing a routine inspection of the turbine in February found that its foundation settled faster than expected, according to the authority.
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Massachusetts]
The fire, which destroyed the turbine, occurred at the 51MW Gross Eilstorf wind farm in Lower Saxony, Germany. Vestas said it is still inspecting the nacelle via drone aircraft and a crane and modelling possible causes. It has yet to discover the cause.
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Germany]
The Danish wind giant is dealing with fallout from a fire on one of its turbine models. A number of operating turbines were paused following the fire, and the company responded to media questions this week.
Repair costs push school toward wind turbine sale
April 5, 2012 by Magdalene Landegent in Le Mars Daily Sentinel
April 5, 2012 by Magdalene Landegent in Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Akron-Westfield Community School District's 165-foot-tall wind turbine now stands idle on Akron's skyline. A costly repair means the school board is facing the decision of possibly trying to sell the turbine.
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Iowa]
Vestas, Gamesa warn of possible faults in older turbines
April 3, 2012 by Alex Morales and Gelu Sulugiuc in Bloomberg News
April 3, 2012 by Alex Morales and Gelu Sulugiuc in Bloomberg News
The flaw will cost customers about 20,000 euros ($26,200) per faulty component, or 27,000 euros per megawatt of installed capacity, Rosenthal said. That's "the equivalent of more than 2 percent of total wind farm capital expenditure at today's prices," he wrote, making an assumption that 30 percent of the components were affected. "We consider this to be meaningful."
More trouble for Vestas? New wind turbine model catches fire In Germany
April 3, 2012 by Laura DiMugno in North American Windpower
April 3, 2012 by Laura DiMugno in North American Windpower
Two recent incidents could hurt Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas' reputation, which has suffered from credibility problems over the past year ...The first incident involves a Vestas wind turbine that caught fire at the Gross Eilstorf wind farm in Lower Saxony, Germany, a separate incident has resulted in the injury of a worker at the Macarthur Wind Farm, in Australia.
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Germany]
Vestas wind turbine catches fire in Germany, no injuries
March 30, 2012 by Sally Bakewell in Bloomberg News
March 30, 2012 by Sally Bakewell in Bloomberg News
Vestas Wind Systems A/S (VWS), the world's largest wind-turbine maker, said a V112 3.0-megawatt turbine caught fire today at the Gross Eilstorf wind farm in Lower Saxony, Germany. No injuries were reported.
The cause of the 3 p.m. blaze hasn't been determined ...The turbine, a new model for Vestas, was disconnected from the grid and three nearby V112 turbines were shut for safety reasons, it said.
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Germany]
After the crack was analyzed, replacing the blade was considered, but last Wednesday Hyundai engineers decided to remove a section of the blade and replace it with new material, Ruiz said.
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Massachusetts]