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Vestas blade debris spreads across an Ohio farm field

April 26, 2012
Credits: Larry Long

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Two blades shattered on a recently installed Vestas V90 1.8 MW under windy conditions. Blade debris was thrown more than 1000 feet from the turbine site in a working farm field. The turbine was part of the Timber Road II facility located in Ohio just beyond the Indiana state line. The project is owned by Portuguese-based EDP Renewables.

Vestas blade debris spreads across an Ohio farm field

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Filed under : Structural Failure : Safety : Ohio

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