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Windmill manufacturer recalls blades; 10 U.S. installations affected

Posted by: Lisa on May 06, 2009 11:35:58 PM
Officials at ReDriven Power Inc. are confident of their young company's continued success, but concede they've recently issued a recall on the blades of 10 turbines installed in the U.S. ..."We did have a blade problem," said president and CEO Joseph Ianni, when The AgriNews paid a visit to the firm's headquarters inside a former textile mill recently.
Note : http://www.agrinewsinteractive.com/fullstory.htm?ArticleID=10072&ShowSection=News
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Spinning to destruction

Posted by: Lisa on September 03, 2008 11:15:24 PM
Wind power may be one of the cleaner, greener energy sources available, but turbine and blade failures point to dangers that were not anticipated, says Michael Connellan
Note : http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/sep/04/energy.engineering?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront
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Suzlon to replace defective equipment worth $25 million

Posted by: Lisa on March 03, 2008 1:47:01 AM
In what implies a Rs.1 billion ($25 million) hit on its balance sheet for the current quarter, leading wind power equipment-maker Suzlon Energy will refit wind turbine blades for a project in the US, the company said Monday. “The company will do a retrofit programme to resolve blade-cracking issues discovered during the operations of some of its S88 turbines in the US,” the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange Monday.
Note : http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/suzlon-to-replace-defective-equipment-worth-25-million_10023511.html
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