Additionally, positive polarity lightning primarily occurs in winter when the altitude of clouds is lower. With the recent increase in demand for renewable energy, the construction of wind ...

Vestas is investigating whether a lightning strike is to blame for flooring a recently installed 4.2MW wind turbine in Australia. The turbine at the Berrybank Wind Farm in the state of Victoria ...

The working theory is that a massive lightning strike is behind the dramatic collapse of a wind turbine at the Berrybank wind farm in Victoria last week, and that’s an issue that one expert is ...

A structural engineer says the blades of a wind turbine are designed to last 20 years and built to withstand winds of at ...

A wind turbine has collapsed at the Berrybank wind ... provider for the wind farms in Berrybank and Golden Plains, said lightning and destructive activity generated during the thunderstorms ...

The Berrybank wind project in Victoria has been shut down after an incident including the apparent collapse of one of its turbines after severe storms, when strong winds and lightning blew through ...

A wind turbine blade tip made using ORNL-developed carbon fiber emerged pristine when tested in a lab against high-voltage jolts of simulated lightning. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

The team of experts noted that with the increase in air travel, the growing popularity of wind energy and record heat, lightning has brought greater risks and destruction to people’s lives.

said severe storms and lightning strikes were being investigated as the cause of the damage. A spokeswoman said no one was near the wind turbine at the time of the incident and there were no reported ...

A wind turbine has collapsed at the Berrybank wind farm in Victoria ... the service and maintenance operations provider for the wind farms in Berrybank and Golden Plains, said lightning and ...