Dunc Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 I know I have but might not do it again :eek: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/windpower/9837026/Wind-turbine-collapses-in-high-wind.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 That's silly - if they knew the area was subject to high winds why didn't they make the base sturdier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted January 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 That's silly - if they knew the area was subject to high winds why didn't they make the base sturdier? This is England have you not heard of cost-cutting over there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyMom09 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Parked amongst a whole hilltop of them for a full 12 hr shift of 'lookout' on a wildland fire last summer. Completely awesome, but that is scary- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Povodny Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Driven through a wind farm in Spain on the way to Gaucin. Was eerie enough just driving through, can't imagine standing under :/ With regards to falling down, not sure if anyone has seen the mast from the m62, if you're eastbound it's on the right. The second structure erected there collapsed from high winds and ice years ago. That thing rising out of the Moorland makes you think of some fantasy film with a tower in it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebe03 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Not surpised in the slightest to be honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueWolf Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Not sure how I would stand under these. This is the closest windpark I know of, built far away out on the sea. Saves a lot of trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted January 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Not sure how I would stand under these. This is the closest windpark I know of, built far away out on the sea. Saves a lot of trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 omg £250k! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 and that was only gusts of up to 50mph?? We see reports of gusts stronger than that, doesn't give me much confidence in the other ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Not sure how I would stand under these. This is the closest windpark I know of, built far away out on the sea. Saves a lot of trouble LMAO, Aqualung and a tall stepladder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollys Dad Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 So... something that needs decent winds to work... falls flat on its a*** when there is a decent gust of wind? Denmark is (apparently) the windiest country in Europe and has loads of wind turbines. (Makes some kind of sense). Yet they still only work part of the time (can't remember the percentage...) So why are we bothering in the UK? Wind is unreliable, as is solar. Apart from certain parts of the Midlands (as in the 'Midlands Craton' - the only area where 'basement' (pre-Cambrian) rock is visible at or anywhere near the surface), most of the UK is exempt from seismic action (there have been a number of minor (<3 on the seismic (don't say Richter - out of date!) scale) intra-plate quakes in recent history) so the ground is stable enough for nuclear reactors and we don't get tsunamis (unlike Japan, recently) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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