This is a short movie of a wind turbine on fire in Wulfshagen, Germany, on May 16, 2005. This location has had many fires.
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Turbine Explosion
Explosion: Aarhus, Denmark, February 2008
Many wind turbines contain a braking mechanism. This stops the turbine from overspinning, the runaway effect of which is:
Turbine Fire – Spain
Fire: Burgos, Spain, July 2007
Spectacular fire in a wind turbine, which is stationary. Lots of smoke. Unaffected turbines on either side are also stationary:
Turbine Fire
Turbine fires do happen.
Turbine Fire – CA
Wind Turbine Fire – Palm Springs, CA
Turbine Lightning damage: Netherlands, July, 2006
Not surprisingly, tall wind turbines are prone to lightning strikes. Here’s the result of one such strike on the blade of a turbine in The Netherlands:
Wind Turbine Noise, Flicker, and Law Suit – FOX 4 News
FOX 4 News
Hear Charlie Porter’s story with 27 Turbines near his horse farm in King City, Missouri
Wind Turbine Noise – ABC Charles Gibson
Wind: The Sound of the Future
ABC’s Charles Gibson visits a turbine field outside Bowling Green, Ohio
10/07/2008
Web Link: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=5978741
