mutley 4,498 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 This is what happens to wind turbines eventually so beware! This was a storm in Denmark :yes: [liveleak]cdd_1203701257&p=1[/liveleak] Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Seems to be an image problem, Mut. From here it looks like a Polar Bear in a snow storm. John Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted February 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Deja Vu John! ..Odd it works for me. Here's a link http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=cdd_1203701257 Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 OK, got it via the link. Thanks. I don't have any first-hand knowledge of wind turbines, but understood they have an auto-feather mechanism to prevent just that from happening. I wonder if that was a deliberate test to destruction? John Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 I thought so too, John - but look here: http://jp.dk/uknews/article1277616.ece Wouldn't like to be too close, though.... Cheers - Dai. :yes: Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Dai, Looks like you're right. If one is still turning in a very high wind, that's an indicator that there's a problem. I think they're designed to feather and shut down above a certain wind speed. There's a good article here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_turbine_design John Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Hey, thanks for that, John. Will read and digest! Cheers - Dai. :star :star :star Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 This one's interesting. Wind can be quirky and there are risks to getting too dependant on it, apparently. http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2749522920080228?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews&rpc=22&sp=true Here's another on wind power... "Wind Farms May Threaten Whooping Cranes" http://my.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20080228/47c63fd0_3ca6_1552620080228539815619 Like every other method of producing energy, the environmental impact of wind energy is not zero. John Link to post Share on other sites
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