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Windpower woes
July 17, 2012 in Providence Journal

The company that installed the turbine, AAER of Canada, went bankrupt a year after installation, and left Portsmouth with no warranty. Even worse, the chief executive of the company hired to oversee maintenance of the turbine stated that gearbox failures occur in "10 percent of turbines nationwide".

Also filed under [ Structural Failure]

The navigational menace of Cape Wind
April 10, 2006 in Providence Journal

...as the reality of the largest proposed offshore wind plant in the world comes into sharper focus, it becomes clear that 130 massive wind machines spread across 24 square miles of the sound threaten not only marine life and wildlife but also public safety.

Also filed under [ Massachusetts]

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