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TransAlta Turbine collapse - Kent Hills wind facility
Steve Shannahan|October 14, 2021
Subsurface cracks in the turbine foundations at TransAlta Renewables' Kent Hills 1 and Kent Hills 2 wind energy facilities have resulted in one turbine collapsing and the suspension of operations of all 50 turbines. The Kent Hills 1 and 2 facilities have a total capacity of 167 megawatts. The fifty turbines are Vestas V90 - 3.0 megawatt units. Phase 1 was placed in service in 2008. Phase 2 was online by 2010.
Subsurface cracks in the turbine foundations at TransAlta Renewables' Kent Hills 1 and Kent Hills 2 wind energy facilities have resulted in one turbine collapsing and the suspension of operations of all 50 turbines. The Kent Hills 1 and 2 facilities have a total capacity of 167 megawatts. The fifty turbines are Vestas V90 - 3.0 megawatt units. Phase 1 was placed in service in 2008. Phase 2 was online by 2010.
