Collapses of wind turbines

Obelixx · June 20th, 2011, 06:19 PM

Collapses of wind turbines may perhaps much more often happen as most people think, because wind turbines have to stand higher wind loads than electricity pylons or radio towers of same height.

Here are few examples:

* Ellenstedt, Germany, 2002: http://mitglied.multimania.de/WilfriedHeck/ellenst.htm
* Sherman County, Oregon, USA, 2007: http://www.nowpublic.com/wind-turbin...econd-worker-0
* Hornslet, Denmark, 2008: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqEccgR0q-o
* Alona, New York, USA, 2009: http://www.windbyte.co.uk/safety.html
* Fenner, New York, USA, 2009: http://www.windaction.org/pictures/24818
* Kirtorf, Germany, 2011: http://www.osthessen-news.de/beitrag_J.php?id=1199336

Do you know further catastrophic collapses of wind turbines?

June 20th, 2011, 06:19 PM	#1
Obelixx Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,581 Likes (Received): 10	Collapses of wind turbines Collapses of wind turbines may perhaps much more often happen as most people think, because wind turbines have to stand higher wind loads than electricity pylons or radio towers of same height. Here are few examples: * Ellenstedt, Germany, 2002: http://mitglied.multimania.de/WilfriedHeck/ellenst.htm * Sherman County, Oregon, USA, 2007: http://www.nowpublic.com/wind-turbin...econd-worker-0 * Hornslet, Denmark, 2008: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqEccgR0q-o * Alona, New York, USA, 2009: http://www.windbyte.co.uk/safety.html * Fenner, New York, USA, 2009: http://www.windaction.org/pictures/24818 * Kirtorf, Germany, 2011: http://www.osthessen-news.de/beitrag_J.php?id=1199336 Do you know further catastrophic collapses of wind turbines?

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