Photos of the Berrybank Wind Farm, located 80km west of Geelong, show the 112m turbine, including the blades, nacelle and hub ...
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Lightning is a fact of life for wind farm owners, and one that is increasingly frequent as towers get taller and materials needed to make them change, says turbine blade expert Rosie Barnes. “Each ...
Wind turbines are inherently designed to capture wind, but must be shut down to protect themselves if wind speeds become excessively high.
The Berrybank wind project in Victoria has been shut down after an incident which appears to show the collapse of one of its turbines. The project, west of Geelong, features a total of 69 Vestas ...
The first wind turbine to connect to Australia’s electricity grid will be memorialised at Black Rock after it is dismantled ...
the WTG (wind turbine generator) is fit for service and has redundant power, and post-commissioning, the blade monitoring system is functioning properly and will shut the WTG down if blade damage ...
Many wind farm operations remain reactive with their maintenance approach, addressing problems as they arise, writes ...
The Allan government is facing calls to launch a safety audit into the state’s wind turbines as authorities investigate the ...
Photos show the crumpled blades lying on the ground ... being investigated as the cause of the damage. A spokeswoman said no one was near the wind turbine at the time of the incident and there ...