Wind turbine catches fire and explodes in Blaen Bowi
Updated: 2024-01-29 15:52:33
Walkers enjoying a Sunday stroll were shocked to see a wind turbine burst into flames, disintegrate and explode. The wind turbine, located at Blaen Bowi Wind Farm, at Moelfra Hill near Newcastle Emlyn caught fire shortly before midday. Fire fighters from Newcastle Emlyn and Carmarthen were called to the fire at 11.46. They arrived to find the turbine well-alight with pieces of debris falling to the ground nearby. Nick and Alison Blasdale, who were on a countryside walk at the . . .
Since the offshore wind industry in Massachusetts went into high gear, a group of Cape residents say their concerns about potential harm to the environment and public health have been dismissed and ridiculed. So, they held a summit. On Saturday, more than 300 people crowded into a meeting room at the Hyport Conference Center in Hyannis to hear speakers – from Cape Cod, Maine, Rhode Island and Virginia – who addressed many of the residents’ concerns. One theme among those who spoke . . .
As is often the case with this business, it started as a rumour. A few people in the village of Kilmanagh heard some local farmers had been getting a knock on the door. Inquiries were made to check whether it was true. Most of the farmers who inhabited the rumour were reticent, but one or two had no problem sharing their experience. Yes, there had been an approach to sell or lease land. Yes, it’s another wind farm they’re talking . . .
[Second wind turbine fire in one day] Nachdem Dienstagmittag ein Windrad in Vorpommern in Brand geraten war, ist am späten Nachmittag an einem weiteren Windrad in Sarow bei Demmin Feuer ausgebrochen. Feuerwehrleute waren vor Ort im Einsatz, konnten die brennende Gondel aber nur Kontrolliert abbrennen lassen. In einer amtlichen Warnung waren Anwohner aufgefordert, das betroffene Gebiet zu meiden. Fenster und Türen sollten geschlossen bleiben. Lüftungen und Klimaanlagen sollten abgeschaltet werden, heißt es. Den Angaben zufolge kam es zum Austritt von . . .
Environmental groups are demanding the suspension of a wind power plant project in Hokkaido, saying it could devastate the population of “ito” (Japanese huchen), an endangered species of salmonid freshwater fish. The Environment Ministry has also cited the need for major revisions to the project. Japan Renewable Energy Corp. (JRE), a Tokyo-based company affiliated with Eneos Corp., a major oil company, is in charge of the wind power project. JRE has indicated it is open to changes. “We are aware . . .
If you’re used to seeing the wind turbines off of I-75 in Findlay, you’ll notice a new problem for the next few weeks. Just before noon on Monday, a blade on the southernmost wind turbine at the North Findlay Wind Campus, operated by Findlay-based One Energy, broke off. One Energy crews were on site within 10 minutes and no local emergency responders were needed. CEO Jereme Kent said he’s never seen a blade fail like this in his 20 years . . .
A group that has taken the provincial Environment Department to court to oppose the May 4, 2023, approval of a 17-turbine wind farm in the Wentworth Valley awaits with fingers crossed a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge’s decision. “Our group is supportive of renewable energy; we understand that the province needs to meet its goal with respect to energy and getting us off coal,” said Nancy Frame, who lives in nearby Folly Mountain and is a member of the Protect . . .
Faced with receiving $23 million or nothing, the Portsmouth Town Council begrudgingly approved an agreement that allows a Massachusetts offshore wind farm developer access to town property under which to bury power cables. The 18-page host community agreement, approved by a 5-1 vote of the council Tuesday, gives SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC access to town property. The easements will be used so the Massachusetts wind developer can bury 2 miles of high-voltage, underground transmission lines below town roads, meant to . . .
UPDATE: By 7:28 a.m., wind output fell to less than 1 per cent of capacity. One of the first lessons any new engineering student learns in their materials class is “cold brittle behaviour” of materials. When it gets really cold, like −30 C or colder, many materials lose much of their strength and are prone to shattering. This applies to wind turbines as much as it applies to car bumpers. And as a result, most wind turbines are shut down . . .
Sweden’s largest wind farm, Markbygden Ett outside Piteå in Norrbotten, is facing bankruptcy. The Swedish Tax Agency opposes a reconstruction of the Chinese-owned company that has had financial problems for several years, writes Dagens Industri. Markbygden Ett, with 179 wind turbines, has in the last three years an accumulated loss of 2.5 billion kronor (220 million euros). Its debts now amount to SEK 6 billion (EUR 530 million). The reason for the financial problems is a long-term contract with the . . .
Some say World Energy GH2’s proposed wind farm will be the greatest thing to ever happen in the Codroy Valley, but Art Ryan is not convinced of that. Ryan lives in Searston and is the owner of Mountain Top Outfitters. He’s been in the outfitting business pretty much all his life, but said that could end if the wind farm goes ahead. “It’s a terrible thing,” said Ryan. He has camps located in three big-game management areas, and the two . . .
A second NextEra Energy wind turbine has collapsed in Logan County, this one near Peetz in an older wind farm. Firefighters from Peetz and Crook were called to the site near Peetz between 8 and 9 a.m. Thursday after one of the turbines apparently collapsed and caught fire. Logan County, Emergency Manager Jerry Casebolt told the Journal-Advocate word he heard at the scene was that the tower collapsed first and then caught fire. Casebolt said he believed NextEra personnel had . . .
Farmers and others from regional communities will rally in Sydney’s Martin Place next week to campaign against renewable energy projects that will blight landscapes, alienate farmland, damage bushland and disrupt livelihoods. Public protests do not come naturally to people of the land; we can be relatively confident they will not glue themselves to the road, chain themselves to critical infrastructure or block the traffic, and I doubt children will be given the day off school to join them. But governments . . .
Down in Austinmer, that pretty northern Illawarra village south of Sydney, with its crescent beach and tidal pools, Dr Saul Griffith can hear each day half a dozen coal trains thundering down the railway line near his home as he despairs about the nation’s energy future. About 50km south down the M1 and off Grand Pacific Drive, Jay McIlquham, president of the Shellharbour Game Fishing Club, is fuming that his rights to fish offshore could soon be threatened in the . . .
Liberty Utilities is looking into a wind turbine collapse at one of its wind farms in southwest Missouri. According to Communications Director Kelli Price, it happened at Liberty’s North Fork Ridge Wind Farm off Highway 43 in Barton County. Price says the site has been secured for safety. She confirmed there was no one near the site at the time of the incident. No injuries were reported. “We are assessing the situation and will provide additional details as they become . . .
Claudelle Devoe hopes something good comes out of the efforts of Codroy Valley United to find and share information about World Energy GH2’s proposed wind energy project in the area. World Energy GH2 is proposing to build a 164-wind turbine wind farm on Crown land in the Anguille Mountains of the Codroy Valley as part of its Project Nujio’qonik. Devoe said there are many people in the valley who are concerned about the project and that’s why Codroy Valley United . . .