Monday, December 28, 2009

Enel hires consultant to help probe Fenner turbine collapse

Enel hires consultant to help probe Fenner turbine collapse News from The Post-Standard -
By John Mariani / The Post-Standard
December 28, 2009,

Fenner, NY -- Enel North America has hired a forensic engineer to look into why a 187-ton turbine at the company’s Fenner Wind Farm fell over early Sunday.

The engineer is expected to be joined by a team being put together by General Electric Co., the turbine’s manufacturer, to look into the cause of the collapse, Enel spokesman Hank Sennott said.

Meanwhile, officials are working to stabilize pieces of the fallen giant so they don’t hurt investigators probing the wreckage, said Steve Pike, Fenner Wind Farm’s project manager.

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