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Northland wants to put 48 turbines north of Grand Bend, but the report found "All rotors of the wind turbines will be fully visible from the radar platform, causing significant Doppler data contamination during certain wind conditions."
The radar station provides southern Ontario with most of its weather information.
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Canada]
In 11 letters sent to Ridgeline Energy - which has proposed 492-feet high wind turbines in the area - the administration warns that the structures would exceed height standards unless they were reduced to between 85 feet and 175 feet depending on the location.
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New York]
A technical examination is being carried out to try to establish how a large wind turbine near Maas, close to the Ardara area of Co Donegal, came crashing down on Thursday. While winds were heavy at the time it was nonetheless understood that these turbines were engineered to withstand such conditions.
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Structural Failure|
Ireland]
Lightning damages wind turbine; Another storm has caused problems for the wind turbine
May 2, 2013 in El Dorado Times
May 2, 2013 in El Dorado Times
An inspection of the damage was performed on Wednesday confirming a lightning strike. Results of the inspection show the damage does not appear to be extensive.
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Structural Failure|
Kansas]
Local resident Sheila Lawes said people in the area are concerned about the dangers if a turbine gets damaged. Another turbine was about to be erected at nearby Piper's Pool and a fresh investigation has now been launched after a second tower was said to have been toppled during high winds in North Cornwall.
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Structural Failure|
UK]
A $3 MILLION wind farm turbine caught fire while dozens shut down at the time South Australia most needed them - when a heatwave left 63,000 South Australian homes without power last month.
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Energy Policy|
Australia / New Zealand]
Airport manager Peter Moore had warned the mast posed a danger to planes and that pilot error could result in a plane crashing ...the mast was in a critical area of approach to the airport and that flights by a specialised aircraft used to calibrate the airport's guidance systems had to be called off on a number of occasions because of the mast.
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Ireland]
Noble Environmental Power officials say they have detected a "wiring anomaly" in two Altona wind turbines, including the one that snapped in half last Friday.
As the preliminary investigation continues into how a massive turbine suddenly collapsed, Noble officials said this week that the entire wind park experienced a loss of power Friday and that two of its 65 turbines apparently malfunctioned.
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Structural Failure|
New York]
$4-million turbine fire at Kibby Mountain puts wind energy under new scrutiny by state, opponents
April 23, 2013 by Whit Richardson in Bangor Daily News
April 23, 2013 by Whit Richardson in Bangor Daily News
Turbine fires have been known to start forest fires, according to the Confederation of Fire Protection Associations in Europe, which in September 2012 released a document of best practices and guidelines of how to handle fires at wind farms.
The European document warns that these type of forest fires can be difficult to extinguish.
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Structural Failure|
Maine]
"It was very difficult to tackle because of the location, because the substation is based on the side of a mountain and it was very windy, giving rise to letting the fire accelerate faster than normal, and also the amount of electricity involved."
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Ireland]
'One dead, one missing' after China turbine blaze
February 23, 2012 by Dominique Patton in Recharge News
February 23, 2012 by Dominique Patton in Recharge News
Huaneng has not confirmed details of the incident, which took place on 7 February but has only just been reported. ...CSR is a relatively new entrant to the wind turbine market. It has not commented, leaving several questions unanswered, including why the accident was only reported now, why CSR did not immediately inform AMSC and how a victim could still be missing two weeks after the fact.
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Asia]
Worries for the safety of wayward skydivers is just one of the concerns that has led Hobart to blow away a proposal to install wind-turbine power generators on a CBD rooftop.
Perth rejected the rooftop turbines in August last year when it denied a similar application, mostly on the basis of visual impact.
Concerns over visual impact and bird strikes marked Hobart's rejection of the turbines at a council meeting last night, but worries over skydivers was an added reason for knocking them back.
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Impact on Landscape|
Australia / New Zealand]
1,500 accidents and incidents on UK wind farms
December 11, 2011 by Edward Malnick and Robert Mendick in The Telegraph
December 11, 2011 by Edward Malnick and Robert Mendick in The Telegraph
The wind energy industry has admitted that 1,500 accidents and other incidents have taken place on wind farms over the past five years.
The scale of incidents is equivalent to almost one a day.
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UK]
187-ton windmill topples in Madison County; Incident mystifies officials; no one injured
December 27, 2009 by Jennifer Bogdan in Observer Dispatch
December 27, 2009 by Jennifer Bogdan in Observer Dispatch
Buyea Road resident David Kalenak said the crumpled remains of the wind turbine attracted hundreds of onlookers throughout the day on the rural road, which usually sees just one or two cars each hour.
"I think a couple of my neighbors are a little nervous," said Kalenak, who didn't hear the crash. "This one was in a field, but others are in the line of homes."
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Structural Failure|
New York]
3 semis collide; Incident in Redfield included vehicle carrying wind blade
May 17, 2012 by Scott Feldman in Aberdeen News
May 17, 2012 by Scott Feldman in Aberdeen News
The truck with the wind blade, driven by Kinney Acrey, 60, was heading south on U.S. Highway 281 when one of its rear axles came unlocked, said state trooper Brian Korbel. That caused the trailer carrying the blade to swing into the eastbound lane, he said. The trailer then collided.
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Texas]
3 turbines crash after blades from one break
February 10, 2009 by Richard Payerchin in Morning Journal
February 10, 2009 by Richard Payerchin in Morning Journal
Three wind turbines at Perkins High School crashed Saturday when the blades broke off one of them.
No one was hurt when parts of the fiberglass blades came off the turbine as it spun, winging the blades up to 40 yards away from the silver monopole tower, near the high school at 3714 Campbell St.
The remaining two turbines will not be used until they are inspected and officials figure out what caused the blades to break.
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Structural Failure|
Ohio]
An explosion and fire at a wind farm under construction in northeast Nebraska has injured three workers.
One man, who was atop a tower when a turbine exploded, received first- and second-degree burns in the fire Tuesday morning. Two others, who were nearby, were treated for smoke inhalation and released.
38 Buckeye Wind turbine sites ruled potentially hazardous
September 25, 2009 by Kristine Cook in Bellefontaine Examiner
September 25, 2009 by Kristine Cook in Bellefontaine Examiner
The Federal Aviation Administration recently informed Buckeye Wind, LLC. that its study found 38 of the 70 proposed turbine building sites in Champaign County exceed obstruction standards and could be a hazard to air navigation near Grimes Field.
FAA guidelines generally restrict objects taller than 200 feet within five nautical miles, approximately 5.75 standard miles, of an airport that size.
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Ohio]
3M has announced the availability of their new Wind Tapes 8608 and 8609, which provide long-lasting protection from damage caused by sand, rain, moisture ingression, insects, and airborne particles. The new tapes are also formulated to resist the damage and weakening effects of ultraviolet rays.
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Technology|
USA]
53-year-old man hurt in 20-foot fall in Hanover
December 14, 2012 by Lane Lambert in The Patriot Ledger
December 14, 2012 by Lane Lambert in The Patriot Ledger
The accident occurred at about 9 a.m. Friday. Initial reports said he fell 40 feet, but Blanchard said he actually fell from 60 feet inside the turbine tower onto a platform 40 feet off the turbine floor.
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Injury|
Massachusetts]
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