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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread
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To: Land Shark who wrote (36259)2/4/2019 11:30:53 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone  Read Replies (2) of 36917
 
Windmills were sold as having a 25 year life span before they had any idea
of how long these would last.

Now they know windmills wear out 3 times faster than they budgeted for.

Wind farm turbines wear sooner than expected, says study - Telegraph

telegraph.co.uk.

Dec 30, 2012 - Britain's wind farms are wearing out far more rapidly than previously ... their calculations on turbines enjoying a lifespan of 20 to 25 years. ... cost of electricity being produced by wind farms in the next decade. ... “In addition, larger wind farms have systematically worse performance than smaller wind farms.”.

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Yep, they do wear out just like cars and anything else mechanical.

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