Vestas V80 Wind Turbine Crash

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Vestas V80 destroyed by fire in Ontario

This is unbelievable!! In one week two times Vestas wind turbine destroyed. This is really huge disappointment for Vestas side. And nowadays everybody has same question in mind. What is wrong with Vestas wind turbines ?? 

CANADA: An investigation is under way at a 40MW project in Ontario after one of its Vestas V80 1.8MW turbines caught fire.

The fire was at the Kingsbridge project, near Goderich, which was built in 2005. It is owned by utility Capital Power. Images of the incident show the nacelle was completely burnt out.

Vestas V80

In 2011, a 2MW V80 caught fire in high winds at the Ardrossan wind farm in Ayrshire, Scotland. The incident occurred as the northern half of the UK faced winds of up to 165 miles per hour.

Last year Vestas was hit by a number of fires in its turbines. In April, the nacelle of a V112 3MW turbine caught fire in Germany, while in June a V90 in Spain suffered a similar fate.

Vestas

The Spanish fire was caused by an arc flash during servicing, while the German incident was the result of a loose connection in the electrical system.

Last week a Vestas V52 collapsed in high winds at a project in Donegal, Ireland.