by Russel
Frog Blog
An interesting aspect is that despite all the expansion they are closing their Australian factory making turbine blades because it is too small and because demand in Australia is insufficient. It seems Howard’s longstanding hostility to renewable energy has undermined Australia’s chance to be part of the global expansion in wind technology.
Another interesting angle is that they are warning about the costs of warranties being exercised. From what I’ve heard this is certainly the case in Manawatu with a number of the turbines having their gearboxes replaced because the wind is pretty strong up that way and causing trouble for the Vestas.