Wind turbine collapses as storms batter Northern Ireland

[jcb360]

Does anyone know what happened to this turbine? I know it was windy, but wouldn't expect this.....

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...-storms-batter-northern-ireland-35419583.html

 

[Still Farming]

Tube gone is it ?

 

[Bridget]

Another account of it here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38845082

 

[Sandy]

Looks like an Ewt in the background

 

[akaPABLO01]

And the installer quickly remembers those 2 extra bolts he had left over at the end.

Most likely stress fracture of the shaft that made it weak and possibly not exactly straight.

 

[renewablejohn]

Chinese steel ???

 

[phillipe]

Chinese steel ???

indian / british steel?

 

[Cowcalf]

one less eyesore

 

[Sandy]

one less eyesore

Never a thing of beauty!

 

[sjt01]

Never a thing of beauty!

You wait! In 100 years people will be turning them into holiday cottages and they will be listed buildings!

 

[DC21]

Looks like an Ewt in the background

Looks like a Vestas 400kW to me. The EWT has a large permanent magnent ring.

 

[Sandy]

Looks like a Vestas 400kW to me. The EWT has a large permanent magnent ring.

Sorry better put my spectacles back on

 

[Bridget]

Sorry better put my spectacles back on

I think that the one in the background is an EWT, presumably that's what you meant Sandy?!

 

[Bob]

I thought it looked like an EWT in the background but looking again it defiantly isn't. The nacelle seems as wide as the tower.. Obviously some crap design yet again

 

[DCM]

They are both 250kw. The one that fell over was put up two days before!

 

[jcb360]

They are both 250kw. The one that fell over was put up two days before!

What type of turbine and what happened?

 

[DCM]

Not 100% sure. Will find out on both fronts. Interested to know myself.