News & Articles on Large Wind Power
Large wind turbines are those used to generate commercial quantities of electricity. This category includes single turbines used in distributed applications as well as arrays of multiple wind turbines used in a wind power plant.
Teen found dead in Jeep on wind-farm access road in Cambria County
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Steve Marroni
An autopsy Saturday revealed the cause of death to be multiple blunt force trauma to the upper torso, the Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown is reporting.
‘Recipe for disaster’: Heavy fines as US wind farm worker dies helping buried colleague
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Andrew Lee
Renewable energy developer RES and two contractors were condemned over the “heartbreaking and completely preventable” death of a wind farm worker who died while trying to rescue a colleague after a trench collapsed during construction of a US wind farm.
Wind energy: New industry standard for dismantling, disassembly, recycling and recovery
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A standard for dismantling and recycling of wind turbines presently exists neither in Germany nor in Europe. This changed on July 17, 2020, when the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) e.V. published the DIN SPEC 4866. “Sustainable Dismantling, Disassembly, Recycling and Recovery of Wind Turbines” is the title of the 26-page document.
The hidden value of large-rotor, tall-tower wind turbines in the United States
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Paul Gipe
Further confirmation of Bernard Chabot’s “Silent Revolution” in large wind turbine design.
Past OSHA inspections reveal health concerns at LM Wind Power
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is looking into how 145 LM Wind Power employees contracted COVID-19 in March and April.
Trump officials address prospects and challenges of California offshore wind development
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Kavya Balaraman
The state’s central coast presents particular opportunities for offshore wind development, since it is equipped with transmission infrastructure that was built to carry deliveries from the 2,000 MW Diablo Canyon nuclear plant — which is scheduled to be decommissioned starting in 2024 — and a second retired 1,000 MW power plant.
