June 3, 2017 archive

Turbine Blade Failures Rare But Happen

As NextEra Energy investigates the cause of a broken wind turbine blade at its Enid wind farm, similar incidents may help explain why some of the equipment failures occur. Although turbine blade failures are considered rare, structural failures like the recent incident at NextEra Energy’s Breckinridge wind farm project have been reported. Earlier in January, …

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