Hey, Harry. How nice to 'see' you! As an aside, I see you are from Houlton... the 'city' of my birth (a long, loooong time ago!)
I think it's important that these UMPI numbers get some honest attention and dissembling by the media, and I wish I knew how to put that in motion. The last piece I read (on the anniversary back in May) sounded like a PR ad for Industrial Wind. Grrrr...
It's now 50 days since the wind turbine produced power. Other than the note on the website advising "the turbine is down for repairs", nothing else is known. Turbines break down all the time in commercial wind complexes, but this goes largely unnoticed as others continue to turn. But over time, the percentage of potential power lost is the same, i.e., a 40 turbine complex will experience breakdowns 40 times as often as a single turbine.
From the UMPI website. When will the University do its job and report on the undebelly of the slick wind hype machine and help save Maine and Mainers from this Enron-inspired scam? When the University research is not fairly assessed and broadcasted, it is essentially scandalous.
Time to declare this sole state experiment into onshore wind power the outright failure it is and pronounce all wind industry claims going forward guilty before proven innocent.
For university personnel to simply look the other way is very, very wrong.
Brad Blake
Dec 27, 2009
Karen Bessey Pease
I think it's important that these UMPI numbers get some honest attention and dissembling by the media, and I wish I knew how to put that in motion. The last piece I read (on the anniversary back in May) sounded like a PR ad for Industrial Wind. Grrrr...
Jun 22, 2010
Leola R. Ballweber
Nov 14, 2010
alice mckay barnett
Feb 26, 2011
Long Islander
It's now 50 days since the wind turbine produced power. Other than the note on the website advising "the turbine is down for repairs", nothing else is known. Turbines break down all the time in commercial wind complexes, but this goes largely unnoticed as others continue to turn. But over time, the percentage of potential power lost is the same, i.e., a 40 turbine complex will experience breakdowns 40 times as often as a single turbine.
Apr 9, 2011
Long Islander
11/8/11 - Just checked the site and the same message persists:
Nov 8, 2011
Long Islander
November 12, 2011
From the UMPI website. When will the University do its job and report on the undebelly of the slick wind hype machine and help save Maine and Mainers from this Enron-inspired scam? When the University research is not fairly assessed and broadcasted, it is essentially scandalous.
Time to declare this sole state experiment into onshore wind power the outright failure it is and pronounce all wind industry claims going forward guilty before proven innocent.
For university personnel to simply look the other way is very, very wrong.
Nov 12, 2011