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Retlaw · 29-08-2011, 19:59

[quote=Gremlin;929879]I don't know how long they last but that was the first time I have seen the big crane working up there and I go over once or twice a month.

Mr Christie said the existing turbines, which had been in place since about
1992, had reached the end of their life and improvements in technology meant the new turbines would be taller but fewer in number.
19 years old, and reached the end of their life.
I wonder how much energy was used in manufacturing them, and how much they have actually produced in their short life.
Are they worth it, or are we being bambozzled again.
Retlaw.

29-08-2011, 19:59	#160
Retlaw I am Banned Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington. Posts: 4,627 Liked: 601 times Rep Power: 0	Re: Windfarm anyone? [quote=Gremlin;929879]I don't know how long they last but that was the first time I have seen the big crane working up there and I go over once or twice a month. Mr Christie said the existing turbines, which had been in place since about 1992, had reached the end of their life and improvements in technology meant the new turbines would be taller but fewer in number. 19 years old, and reached the end of their life. I wonder how much energy was used in manufacturing them, and how much they have actually produced in their short life. Are they worth it, or are we being bambozzled again. Retlaw.