Failures, Structures, Blades, and Oil Leaks
Ragheb, M. Safety of Wind Systems. 6-10-2016
Reliability
May 18, 2018 , Research and Development of the Wind Turbine Reliability
Yao Li, Caichao Zhu, Chaosheng Song, Jianjun Tan. The State of Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmissions, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications
2018; 6(2): 35-45
June, 2013, Report on Wind Turbine Subsystem Reliability ─ A Survey of Various Databases Shuangwen (Shawn) Sheng, National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/PR-5000-59111
Mechanical Failures
01.06.2017. Wear Analysis of Wind Turbine Bearings, Nacef Tazi, Eric Châtelet, Youcef Bouzidi. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH.
N. Tazi et al., Vol.7, No.4, 2017
Blade Failures
Iberdrola project blade fail. The Nurlu wind energy facility suffered a catastrophic blade failure. http://www.windaction.org
Structural Failure
Pictures filed under Structural Failure. Photos of turbine and blade failures…
http://www.windaction.org
February 25, 2017 Scottish Wind Power Company Attempts to Cover Up Turbine Collapse
https://stopthesethings.com
September 26, 2016 Defects found in a number of turbine foundations at the 74MW Hardscrabble project in New York State.
http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/846629/defects-found-in-foundations-at-hardscrabble
Leaks, Oil
May 13, 2017 Wind-power pollution: turbine oil seeps into the land in Mexico
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com
CASTROL’S LIQUID ENGINEERS. Wind Turbine Oils Brochure.
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