Wind Turbines

[Jonzjob]

I don't have to go far to see what can happen to these things. These are about 8 miles as the blade, sorry crow flies.

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OK, so they are old, but the same things are still happening and happening quite quickly sometimes. Someone earlier said about church spires being struck. But they don't throw wreckage like a javlin thrower. They have also stood the test of time. These things haven't!

That is the remains of a busted blade at the bottom of the lower picture and if you lok carefully the top blade doesn't vanish into the mist, it just vanished!!

[Russethouse]

If you able to receive it, BBC South Today has a special programme about Wind turbines this evening - broadcast using wind power.

[powerdesal]

RH,

I obviously wont be able to see the programme but I hope for the BBCs sake that the wind keeps blowing (assuming its a live programme) at a sufficient speed or there will be some explaining to do. I am willing to bet its a recorded programme and that there was a properly generated mains back up - or it was recorded in segments when there was sufficient wind.

Would you, or anyone else on this forum, be willing to live your day to day life ( every day of the year, summer and winter ) only reliant on wind power, no batteries, no back up - honest answers please.

[Russethouse]

I believe the program is coming from close to the Wind turbine at the Madjeski football stadium - I guess they have back up to hand ! I quite like it, but it's just one, and acts as a landmark.

I'm a 'Strictly' fan so I wont be watching either - sorry !