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Turbines restarted as hunt continues; Police on trail of copper thieves – Manawatu Standard (Palmerston North, New Zealand)
Turbines on the Tararua wind farm are spinning again, three days after vandals broke in and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage to the transformers that supply it. TrustPower spokesman Graeme Purches said the transformer was powered up about 5pm yesterday, after more than
Wind farm slow to restart; Vandalism cost ’six figures’ – Manawatu Standard (Palmerston North, New Zealand)
More than 30 turbines on the Tararua wind farm were still not spinning today, two days after vandals broke in and caused hundreds- of- thousands of dollars of damage to the farm’s transformers. TrustPower said it hoped to have the problem fixed by tonight. Thieves broke into the site’s
Vandals cripple wind turbines – Manawatu Standard (Palmerston North, New Zealand)
Vandals have shut down the Tararua wind farm, bringing more than 30 turbines to a halt and costing TrustPower at least $200,000. Thieves broke into the site’s transformer yard before 1am yesterday, cutting up copper earthing wire in an attempt to steal it, and drained oil from two transformers
‘Lunatic’ break-in shuts down wind farm – The Dominion Post (Wellington, New Zealand)
GUARDS will patrol the Tararua wind farm while TrustPower reviews its security, after vandals broke in and brought 30 turbines to a standstill. Thieves broke into the site’s transformer yard at 1am on Monday, cut up copper earthing wire in an attempt to steal it, and drained oil from two
Vestas to supply V52 units to China Guandong Nuclear Wind Power
Vestas has signed a supply agreement with China Guandgong Nuclear Wind Power (CGNWP) for the delivery of 87 V52-850 kW units, totalling in 74 MW of capacity. The new turbines are to be installed near Taishan City, in Guangdong Province, China.
Under the terms of the agreement, Vestas is to deliver, install and commission the units, [...]
Sanko inaugurates Cevizlik hydropower plant in Turkey
Sanko officially inaugurated the Cevizlik hydropower plant in Turkey, with 100 MW of installed power generating capacity. The power plant uses two Fransic hydroturbines to power the electrical generators. The turbines and generators were supplied and installed by Alstom.
Final tests have shown that the power plant generates 10% more power than agreed in the contract. [...]
Windfarm plans pulled ; Application is withdrawn to residents’ relief – The Journal (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK)
PLANS to build a wind farm in Northumberland have been withdrawn – to the delight of residents. E.ON Climate and Renewables UK yesterday said it was pulling the plug on its planning application for eight 115m (377ft) turbines at West Ancroft, near Berwick. The developer has decided to shelve its
Duke Energy upgrading Jocassee pumped-storage hydropower plant
Duke Energy is in the process of upgrading and extpanding capacity of the Jocassee pumped-storage hydropower facility, in South Carolina. The facility will be receiving two new hydroturbines for units 1 and 2, upgrading the power generators and increasing installed capacity by 50 MW.
The two turbines, each with a 23 feet (6.9 m) diameter, weighing [...]
Vestas Gets 570-MW Tehachapi Wind Order
Vestas received a 570-megawatt (MW) order for 190 of its V90 3-MW turbines for Terra-Gen’s Alta Wind Energy Center near Tehachapi, California. The order has been placed by subsidiaries of Alta Wind Holdings LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Terra-Gen Power LLC.
Environmental harm ‘would far outweigh energy benefits’ ; INQUIRYOPENSINTOHUGE WINDFARMNEARSWANSEA – Western Mail (Cardiff, Uk)
THE visual and environmental harm of a proposed major wind farm
outside aWelsh city would far outweigh any benefits in energy production, it
was claimed yesterday. The turbines, at 416ft high, will be almost as tall as the London Eye, but
would tower above Big Ben and Wales’ highest residential
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