Posted on 10/20/2020 8:20:07 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
FOR A SECOND TIME IN TWO MONTHS, A WIND TURBINE BLADE BROKE OFF. THE LATEST INCIDENT HAPPENED THURSDAY IN GREENE COUNTY. MID-AMERICAN SAYS IN BOTH CASES THE BLADE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A SPECIFIC TYPE OF LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM. 18,000-pound wind turbine blade breaks in Adair County
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Guessing a drone took that cool photo!
Spellbinding!
WTA&M hosts the only site in the US for UL certification of wind turbines. This one will be here for a couple of years. The design is intended for overseas markets, such as Brazil.
It takes a lot of fossil fuels to make one of those.
I wonder what the break-even point is on operating one is.
he'll be taking in 1 million a year.
And then there’s the disposal costs. These things will go into landfills.
Democrat Response: Well, there are still 2 blades left on the turbine, so at least you can run it at more than half power.
That will buff right out.
That certainly doesn’t look like a U-Ship item, does it?
WHO makes them? This would take an amazing facility.
Landfills are refusing them...
“...hed sing a different tune”
I worked with some that lived near the windmills of northern Illinois.
And everyone of them said they sing a tune of some kind?
The windmills make an audible noise, uncomfortable for some.
Much less noise when the blade breaks?
still 2 blades left on the turbine, so at least you can run it at more than half power.
Like having a fuel injector or two plugged up.
Runs rough, but will get you to work.
“This would take an amazing facility.”
A great question!!!
Six minute video, about the four min mark, hand sewing !!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khkyUgX7QGE
Are the blades armor protected? An aquaintance wants to know.
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