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Diesel Powered Wind Turbines
[HotAir] Scottish Power has been accused of "environmental madness" after it was revealed more than 70 of its wind turbines had been hooked up to diesel generators.The Sunday Mail revealed via a whistleblower that diesel generators were used on 71 turbines in order to prevent them freezing during cold weather in December. Imagine that. Freezing weather in December. Won't wonders never cease? Scottish Power told the publication that this took place after a fault developed on the grid. Sixty wind turbines at Arecleoch windfarm and 11 at Glen App, both in South Ayrshire, were affected. Other technical issues• Turbines left operating on half power for long periods due to faulty convertor modules. • Others in "test mode" where they take rather than contribute electricity to the grid. • Over 4000 litres of oil leaked from hydraulic units on turbines and sprayed over the countryside. Dirty hydraulic oil is also regularly being sprayed out across the Scottish countryside due to cracks in mechanisms. Safety standards have not improved since a worker was killed in 2017 at Kilgallioch wind farm. Posted by: Deacon Blues 2023-02-07 |
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