Portland Olympic Sailing Venue Wind Turbine Blows Over

[Raistlin]

A wind turbine at an Olympic sailing venue in Dorset has blown over in high winds.

The turbine, in the car park of the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy in Portland, collapsed early on Thursday as high winds hit the coast.

The academy, which will host the sailing events during the 2012 Olympics, said no one was injured in the incident and no cars were damaged.

The turbine was corndoned off while the area was made safe.

London Olympic Games site wind turbine scrapped

The wind turbine was to be a symbol of a sustainable Olympics Plans to build a wind turbine in east London's Olympic Park site have been scrapped.

The Angel of Leyton, in Eton Manor, was meant to be a symbol of a sustainable Games and help meet 20% of the site's energy needs after they had finished.

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) said it was "no longer feasible" due to new safety rules and design changes.

The Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 said the ODA must meet its carbon emissions targets by alternative means.

The turbine, to be located in the north of the Olympic Park, was a part of the site's legacy plans and expected to provide renewable energy from 2014.

'Symbolic power'

The project was in trouble after the appointed bidder's turbine supplier pulled out, saying it would not be able to comply with the new regulations, introduced this year, which required it to alter the design of the turbine's internal operator lift.

The supplier said the modified design could not be delivered before the 2012 Games.

The ODA said it learnt from industry feedback that the project would not be appropriate at the planned location and there would be limited commercial interest in it.

David Higgins, chief executive of the ODA, said: "We have carried out an exhaustive process with the industry and suppliers over the last two years to find a viable way of delivering a wind turbine on the Olympic Park site.

"However, the industry environment has changed and that means the project is no longer feasible."

He added: "Our focus is now on researching a number of alternative renewable energy options across the Olympic Park site to help contribute to these targets and complement the other state-of-the art new energy infrastructure we are building."

Shaun McCarthy, the chairman of the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 (CSL) - which is the sustainability watchdog for the Games - said: "The symbolic power of a wind turbine at the park, whilst valuable, does not outweigh the considerations of the optimal use of resources."

The ODA is now looking at meeting the targets by using solar panels and a biomass gasification unit as sources of renewable energy at the site.

[Jan&tone]

Not sure about wind turbines, the only ones that I see seem to either be static or rotating very slowly. I wonder if they are actually worth all the hype?

[Bizarra]

Wind Turbines do work. We have them dotted all over the Countryside now, & they add a sizeable amount to the National Grid on a regular basis

On a much smaller scale, back in 1940s, we had a fairly large farm , therefore space aplenty. We had our own Turbine which supplied the house with light. I don't remember it as having done much more, but at that it was reliable.

It was scrapped when the National Grid was up & running & we were on a supply from that.

[jw67]

So,wind turbines work unless it's a bit too windy,then they fall over :lol2: .Well that's progress then

[Raistlin]

Wind Turbines do work. We have them dotted all over the Countryside now, & they ad a sizeable amount to the National Grid on a regular basis

Ona much smaller scale, back in 1940s, we had a fairly large farm , therefore space aplenty. We had our own Turbine which supplied the house with light. I don't remember it as having done much more, but at that it was reliable.

It was scrapped when the National Grid was up & running & we were on a supply from that.

Logical, they had your mouth for the Wind....

[Bizarra]

Wind Turbines do work. We have them dotted all over the Countryside now, & they ad a sizeable amount to the National Grid on a regular basis

Ona much smaller scale, back in 1940s, we had a fairly large farm , therefore space aplenty. We had our own Turbine which supplied the house with light. I don't remember it as having done much more, but at that it was reliable.

It was scrapped when the National Grid was up & running & we were on a supply from that.

Logical, they had your mouth for the Wind....

Well at least you were polite about the source of the wind Most unusual <_< :lol2:

[Bizarra]

Why is the spelling in your copy of my original post incorrect? "ad" for "add" & "ina" for " in a "

Have you been messing with edit, again? :ffs:

Mods ! Hmph ! Never there when you want them!

[Raistlin]

Why is the spelling in your copy of my original post incorrect? "ad" for "add" & "ina" for " in a "

Have you been messing with edit, again?

Mods ! Hmph ! Never there when you want them!

I beg to differ :D

[Bizarra]

Why is the spelling in your copy of my original post incorrect? "ad" for "add" & "ina" for " in a "

Have you been messing with edit, again?

Mods ! Hmph ! Never there when you want them!

I beg to differ :D

Beg ? What next ? Humility, Civility, Politeness, Modesty, Self effacement ? ? or even Hypocrisy

[Raistlin]

I would reply but I'm too busy looking up those words...

[Bizarra]

I would reply but I'm too busy looking up those words...

True They wouldn't be familiar, or in your vocabulary

Silly me I should have known :lol2:

[Raistlin]

They all seem superfluous to me...