Wind power generation wind accident

Are all wind turbine accidents real?

Without full access to all wind turbine accidents and their details, it is impossible to prove that the data used in the present study or related studies truly represent all wind turbine accidents.

What is the most common accident with wind turbines?

... data clearly shows that blade failure is the most common accident with wind turbines, closely followed by fire. Figure 4 shows a chronological summary of the previous mentioned accident table. The trend is as expected -as more turbines are built, more accidents occur. ... [...]

What causes a wind turbine accident?

The first factor is the stage of the life cycle of the wind turbine at which the accident occurred, and the second factor was the cause of the wind turbine accident, namely, nature, system and equipment, or humans. The two outcomes were the occurrence of death, the occurrence of injury, or a combination of the two.

Do wind turbine accidents occur during Operation and transportation?

The tabular and visual analyses relate accidents to location (offshore vs. onshore), wind turbine life cycle phases (transportation, construction, operation, and maintenance), and the incidence of death and injury. As one of the insights, more incidents were found to occur during operation and transportation.

Why was wind turbine accident history removed?

Previous wind turbine accident history or wind turbine incidents in other locations mentioned within the same news text were removed so as not to affect text mining results (in cases where it was not possible to distinctly distinguish accident news, the original text was retained as such).

Should wind turbine manufacturers share their data on accidents?

Such a full dataset cannot practically be constructed by an independent research team, because it would not be possible to convince all wind turbine manufacturers to share all their data on accidents, let alone convince even one manufacturer.