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From the Daily Wail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2083149/Wind-turbines-cope-UK-weather-3-blown-pieces.htmlThe wind turbines that can’t cope… with the WIND! Three more are blown to pieces in gales that swept across Britain
15ft-long turbine blades flew off three structures in 112mph winds
Concerned villagers fear someone could have been killed
The impact of the devastating weather which has swept the country is shown by the state of these wind turbines - which couldn't withstand the strength of the gales.
The huge blades - 15ft long - flew off three turbines including one on the aptly-named Windmill Lane in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Funnily enough, while looking to see how other sources reported it, I see other reports from the past of blades snapping off. Add in ice throw, and it's not hard to see that wind turbines do in fact represent a physical hazard to those in the vicinity - to a fair distance. Which rather supports my opinion that wind turbines are incompatible with an area being habitable. it would be interesting to know how far any debris travelled. |
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« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2012, 08:21:55 PM » |
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 - quoting the Daily Fail in an attempt to rubbish wind power, on a forum that is all about renewables and sustainability........ Why not repeat the sniggering of a thicket BBC2 disc jockey who thought it hilarious that turbines were shut down in extremely high winds, and perhaps suggest turbines give us warts as well? Need I remind you that many people on this forum know wind works (and extremely well) as they are "walking the walk", and using it as either their sole, or major supplier of electricity..............
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« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2012, 08:52:12 PM » |
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Stop quoting "The Media" Simon & give us your personal experience....  |
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« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2012, 08:55:01 PM » |
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Well all I can say is that mines been a damn site more reliable than the Land Rover these last six years Cheers, Paul |
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« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2012, 09:08:20 PM » |
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Funnily enough, while looking to see how other sources reported it, I see other reports from the past of blades snapping off. Add in ice throw, and it's not hard to see that wind turbines do in fact represent a physical hazard to those in the vicinity - to a fair distance. Which rather supports my opinion that wind turbines are incompatible with an area being habitable. it would be interesting to know how far any debris travelled.
Me thinks it was a lot less than the debris from Fukishma or Chernobyl. Correct me if I am wrong. |
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« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2012, 09:11:07 PM » |
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From the Daily Wail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2083149/Wind-turbines-cope-UK-weather-3-blown-pieces.htmlThe wind turbines that can’t cope… with the WIND! Three more are blown to pieces in gales that swept across Britain
15ft-long turbine blades flew off three structures in 112mph winds
Concerned villagers fear someone could have been killed
The impact of the devastating weather which has swept the country is shown by the state of these wind turbines - which couldn't withstand the strength of the gales.
The huge blades - 15ft long - flew off three turbines including one on the aptly-named Windmill Lane in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Funnily enough, while looking to see how other sources reported it, I see other reports from the past of blades snapping off. Add in ice throw, and it's not hard to see that wind turbines do in fact represent a physical hazard to those in the vicinity - to a fair distance. Which rather supports my opinion that wind turbines are incompatible with an area being habitable. it would be interesting to know how far any debris travelled. Number of deaths and serious injuries on UK roads in 2010 = 22,660 I hope the Daily mail will be campaigning for the abolition of road transport. |
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« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2012, 09:39:40 PM » |
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Stop quoting "The Media" Simon & give us your personal experience.... Oh, the one I drive past that's fallen over then ? OK, it's only a tiny one to power a roadside sign, but there are bits of blade scattered around and the head is sat in the depression it's made for itself. It is fair comment to point out that these "completely safe" wind turbines do in fact have risks. I don't care much for the Daily Fail standard of "reporting" either, but it is a valid observation that this has happened - and not for the first time. As more are built, then the area at risk from them increases, regardless of what some people believe. It would be interesting to work out the failure rate & effect/energy generated - and not just for wind and nuclear. No I don't have the number before anyone asks. |
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SteveH
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« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2012, 09:57:59 PM » |
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Thats a diddy little turbine... No reports of injury... You don't drive past a failed nuclear plant?
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« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2012, 10:02:24 PM » |
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« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2012, 10:20:30 PM » |
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Perhaps we should ban all trees as they are obviously not safe. While we are at it what about roofs and chimneys? Whatever happened to "Safe as houses?"
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« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2012, 10:27:11 PM » |
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Imagine the uproar here if garden sheds were banned |
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« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2012, 10:30:03 PM » |
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go on simon,, give it another go biff |
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« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2012, 10:50:39 PM » |
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C'mon everyone, the original poster is allowed to have an opinion on the type of large scale turbines that the article was actually about, seems to me that you are all giving him a bit of a grilling. I am not convinced that they are the answer for large scale production but they do have there place as many of you will confirm by your own experiences, hats off to you all that have one and hats back on again for some of the bad ones that have gone wrong. I don't think he is advocating banning wind turbines just his "opinion that wind turbines are incompatible with an area being habitable" , that does not seem so daft , would you like to live in range of one of the big blades flying off in a storm and coming through your roof? Sure we all have to live with risk but we have to be responsible too, most neighbours do not benifit from the wind turbines that pop up next door but are expected to listen to them and take the risks mentioned. Not sure what the answer is but I am sure like all things time will iron it all out one way or the other. Rob
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« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2012, 10:56:18 PM » |
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He's getting it (rightly) in the ear for blatant and persistent anti-wind trolling - if he is to be believed, wind turbines produce no power whatsoever, will kill everything in the countryside, are an affront to aesthetics, and the root cause of our not winning the world cup (as well as causing dandruff and warts)  |
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« Reply #14 on: January 06, 2012, 11:07:32 PM » |
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Stop quoting "The Media" Simon & give us your personal experience.... SteveH, did you bother to look at who starts most of these posts with quotes from the media  |
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