A wind turbine in Wales has exploded after bursting into flames. The Fire Service said that “pieces of the wind turbine were falling nearby”. The Mail has more.
Walkers enjoying a quiet stroll in the Welsh countryside captured a shocking sight on Sunday, after a wind turbine burst into flames before exploding.
Nick Blasdale, 61, and his wife Alison, 59, were left stunned when they saw burning parts of a turbine fall more than 100ft to the ground.
Firefighters were called to the blaze at Blaen Bowi Wind Farm near Newcastle Emlyn, Pembrokeshire at 11.46am, but could only watch and make sure passersby didn’t get too close.
Alison said: “We watched the top section burst into flames then drop off whilst still burning then explode when it hit the ground.” …
Mid and West Wales Fire Service said: “Crews responded to a wind turbine which was well alight on their arrival. Pieces of the wind turbine were falling nearby and crews monitored the condition of the debris.”
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Oh dear, never mind.
That photo is a good metaphor.
It exploded because it was the hottest day evah in Wales….
Just the wrong type wind which is the fault of Jim Dale.
The wind turbine has a conscience at least.. ——-Unlike the handwringing squirming parasite Net Zero people.
Windkraft nein danke
That turbine probably produced more net energy (which was wasted) by burning and exploding, than it supplied to the grid in its entire operation.
Love it.
Just as well that there has been quite a bit of rain recently.
I wonder if it’s because the turbine was kept operational in high wind speeds and overheated, rather than being shut down as a lot of turbines are when it’s too windy.
I bet none of the clowns in the CCC have considered the fact that turbines can’t operate safely in high wind speeds in their assessments of how much renewable capacity and backup we’d need to achieve net zero.
The 3 ( now only 2) turbines at Blaen Bowi are fairly small 1.3MW devices with hub height at around 46m ( 150 foot) They have massive disk brakes to stop the turbine at wind speedsover 25m/s. Brake failure and overheating through trying to stop a rotor around flammable olis in the nacelle has seen quite a few turbines off. Fire is second only to catastrophic failure of a blade. The cost of lost generation revenue and subsidy often exceeds the relacement cost of turbine due to 200-300 days manufacturing lead time
I’d be slightly worried that the fire service can’t reach anything that’s only 150 foot off the ground.
Or did the just let it burn for other reasons? Perhaps “I’m not risking my neck for the useless thing let it burn?”
Mid and West Wales Fire Service said:
“Pieces of the wind turbine were falling nearby and crews monitored the condition of the debris.”
It looks like it’s phooked to me.
I agree. It’s definitely firked.
Oh, without a doubt. Totally Tom Ducked.
It’ll never blow again. Absolutely tatered.
You gotta larf…
They weren’t pointing and laughing, hp. This is serious. They were MONITORING the CONDITION of the DEBRIS
I suspect the firefighters at the scene were pointing and laughing and for all I know making TikTok videos. It’s the Press Office that invents official prose and perhaps the Chief Fire Officer who has to keep a straight face at a press conference while reciting the Official Narrative.
I think the phrase you are struggling to f-find is “unscheduled rapid disassembly”.
Much appreciated
Can we give the designers the contract for ULEZ cameras and 5g masts?
Yes who are the designers and makers and suppliers of these cameras? We should name and shame the companies and boycott them if possible.
Subsidised Wind Solar Wreak Economic Havoc –
leaflet to print at home and deliver to neighbours or forward to politicians, media, friends online.
This is by far the most effective way to get heat from a windmill. I hope many more of them suffer a similar fate.
So they ARE good for something. Now all the Eco Nutters have to do is find a way to harness the energy they create when they’re burning.
Indeed, whilst at the same time trying to find a way to offset the carbon emissions from the combustion. I think the Germans once referred to incinerators as a means of Thermo’ induced recycling, or something like it.