Monday, May 13, 2013

Windturbine blades 17 metres long ripped off in high winds

Walkers had a narrow escape as blades on a wind turbine ripped off in high winds across common moor land.
The 17m turbine blades split and scattered across Ovenden Moor Wind Farm, Cold Edge Road, Wainstalls, Halifax.
Walkers and local residents were stunned at what could have been a nasty accident and fear for further blade breakages.
Energy provider E-on has a total of 23 wind turbines which tower at 32 metres tall on Ovenden Moor Wind Farm.[Halifax courier]


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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It is another one of those rare windmill accidents that happens all the time.

This is exactly why the town of Cape Vincent zoning laws were written with the set backs in place for the health, welfare and safety of our citizens.