Row after claim wind turbine lifespan is just 10 years

By Jody Harrison | The Herald | 20 December 2012 | www.heraldscotland.com ~~

Wind farms are likely to run out of the ability to generate energy after little more than a decade of use – about half of the previously thought lifespan for the turbines.

An Edinburgh University study found that onshore wind farms, instead of lasting for 25 years without a drop in input into the grid, are more likely to reach the end of their lifespan in 10 or 12 years.

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