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Millions of mangled dollars here
Workers remove the debris of a destroyed wind power station near Besdorf, some 100 kilometers...
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Uploaded on Aug 30, 2007
Turbines are a maintenace nightmare
With wind turbines growing ever taller and rotors ever longer, regular maintenence is...
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Uploaded on Aug 30, 2007
Turbines have a much shorter life span than you would think.
The tips of rotors often have to withstand wind speeds of up to 250 kilometers + per...
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Uploaded on Aug 30, 2007
Inside a gearbox
The machinery inside a wind turbine is not complex, but it does have to withstand a lot...
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Uploaded on Aug 30, 2007
Turitea turbines will be approximately this high if they are ever installed
Workers put the finishing touches on a wind turbine in March -- 100 meters off the ground. The...
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Uploaded on Aug 30, 2007
Turbine on fire
This city is at a crossroads. What is there to recommend it ? Take Massey from the equation and...
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Uploaded on Aug 30, 2007
Te Apiti malfunction.
This image was taken on Friday 17th August 2007 from the Te Apiti car park. Lubricating oil is...
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Uploaded on Aug 23, 2007
Tararua_Stage_3_V90s
These turbines are 15metres shorter than the 130 or so planned for the Turitea wind " farm...
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Uploaded on May 19, 2007
tower-size-comparison
Would you like to live either near or under one of these ?
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Uploaded on May 19, 2007
Tararua_Stage_3_V90s
Each turbine costs in excesss of $6 million installed, yet produces, when operating at...
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Uploaded on May 19, 2007
House to be replaced with a turbine ?
This house may be replaced with a gigantic 125m turbine. The house is on privately owned...
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Uploaded on Jan 3, 2007
Browns Flat.
This is Brown's flat which forms the head waters for the Turitea stream. This stream flows to...
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Uploaded on Jan 3, 2007
The Manawatu .
Once covered in dense forest the only bush remnant of any consequence near the city is the...
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Uploaded on Jan 3, 2007
Huatau marae
This whanau marae below the ridgeline in Kahuterawa valley is totally energy efficient. It is a...
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Uploaded on Jan 3, 2007
The reserve.
The wind turbines proposed for this ridgeline above the Turitea Reserve will be testament to...
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Uploaded on Jan 3, 2007
Few feral deer remain in the reserve.
This ridgeline forms part of the oustanding backdrop to Palmerston North.Turbines along the...
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Uploaded on Jan 3, 2007
Puke Rangi.
Puke = hill, Rangi = God of the sky in Maori mythology. This notable landmark is visible...
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Uploaded on Jan 3, 2007
Te Mata.
On the other side of the Kahuterawa valley and to the South of the Turitea Reserve Te Mata is...
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Uploaded on Jan 3, 2007
Palmerston North's backyard
