Wind Turbines in Norway Being Ripped Apart – Because of Too Much Wind
By Craig Bannister | September 26, 2022 | 1:52pm EDT
Parts are flying off of wind turbines in Northern Norway – because they can’t withstand the winds – and the Norwegian Water and Energy Directorate (NVE) is threatening to shut down a wind farm, if the problem isn’t fixed by October 10.
At a Sortland, Norway wind farm, “Strong winds and falling ice have caused the cover, panels and other parts to fall to the ground,” Life in Norway reports. “Noor Nooraddin, the general manager of the wind farm, blamed high wind speeds, saying wind turbines struggle to withstand such conditions.”
"NVE has received information from Ånstadblåheia vindpark regarding falling objects. We have also received similar reports from the local community," Norwegian Water and Energy Directorate Section Head Anne-Johanne Kråkenes, told FOX Business.
NVE has given formal notice that it takes the problem seriously and will make good on its threat to close the wind farm, if the problem isn’t fixed by the October 10 deadline, Norway Today reports: