Sally kaye's Posts - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-29T12:12:42Zsally kayehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/sallykayehttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1494012619?profile=original&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blog/feed?user=208a9yrhzyalp&xn_auth=noFirst Wind...tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2011-12-12:4401701:BlogPost:349042011-12-12T04:07:03.000Zsally kayehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/sallykaye
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<td class="Normal" width="100%" align="left"><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal;">Confidential Memo: Wind Turbine Model Installed at Kahuku has Structural Problems</font><br/>By Andrew Walden :: 363 Views :: <a href="http://www.hawaiifreepress.com/ArticlesMain/tabid/56/articleType/CategoryView/categoryId/47/Oahu-News.aspx">Oahu News</a>, <a href="http://www.hawaiifreepress.com/ArticlesMain/tabid/56/articleType/CategoryView/categoryId/48/Oahu-Politics.aspx">Oahu Politics</a>, <a href="http://www.hawaiifreepress.com/ArticlesMain/tabid/56/articleType/CategoryView/categoryId/49/Hawaii-State-News.aspx">Hawaii State News</a>, <a href="http://www.hawaiifreepress.com/ArticlesMain/tabid/56/articleType/CategoryView/categoryId/50/Hawaii-State-Politics.aspx">Hawaii State Politics</a>, <a href="http://www.hawaiifreepress.com/ArticlesMain/tabid/56/articleType/CategoryView/categoryId/51/National-News.aspx">National News</a>, <a href="http://www.hawaiifreepress.com/ArticlesMain/tabid/56/articleType/CategoryView/categoryId/52/National-Politics.aspx">National Politics</a></td>
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<tbody><tr><td class="articleTextCell"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana">by Andrew Walden</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">A confidential June, 2009 report by representatives of wind developer First Wind and wind turbine manufacturer Clipper Liberty raised questions about Clipper Liberty wind turbines sited in dozens of wind farms across the United States. Twelve Clipper Liberty turbines</font> <a href="http://www.kaheawa.com/kwp/news.cfm?ID=d5701005-5e24-4e6b-a143-234eb7d1b552" target="_blank"><font color="#669966" size="2" face="Verdana"><u>were installed</u></font></a> <font size="2" face="Verdana">in 2010 and early 2011 at the Kahuku Wind Farm at the northern tip of Oahu.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Described in an email, <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:wCdJHhAi0KAJ:documents.dps.state.ny.us/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx%3FDocRefId%3D%257B33FA561C-ACE8-4F21-BEB3-D6DBF37F4892%257D+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgS7qOeWAKFe2HwEHFw3z56GJbdFjHcufIObXhRjKz_Fw2kEFWJ01DpD6e9LnGs0EqkIBssPFZyOtiP9R7GbgE8aapHDAmNbM61TAGid38TfEveAtOoItMQI8K-AcgZkTBvui36&sig=AHIEtbR6C6SZpsGtGEbE5X4Mwn_Pjhfnpw" target="_blank"><u><font color="#669966">posted online</font></u></a> by New York State officials, the confidential presentation to New York State regulators provided, “an overview of the root cause analysis undertaken by Clipper regarding the blade skin crack, an update of the resolution relating to gearbox timing, structural blade remediation, as well as other data regarding Clipper's Liberty turbine.”</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">The email underlined Clipper Liberty’s insistence that the still-secret document, “is…relating to equipment design and testing of major components of the Clipper Liberty turbine, including the turbine blades, the drivetrain, and other information which is protected by Clipper, the manufacturer.” Attorney Ruth Leistensnider warned that release of the information, “could cause injury to Clipper's competitive position.”</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Clipper Liberty was</font> <a href="http://www.matternetwork.com/2010/12/passing-torch-clipper-wind.cfm"><font color="#669966" size="2" face="Verdana"><u>founded by</u></font></a> <font size="2" face="Verdana">a former Director of Enron Wind. Clipper Liberty Vice President of Engineering is also</font> <a href="http://www.clipperwind.com/amir_mikhail.html"><font color="#669966" size="2" face="Verdana"><u>an Enron Wind veteran</u></font></a><font size="2" face="Verdana">.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Five months after the New York presentation, Clipper Liberty stockholders leapt at the chance to unload their shares for £1.80 ($2.81) per share</font> <a href="http://www.clipperwind.com/pr_011310.html" target="_blank"><font color="#669966" size="2" face="Verdana"><u>offered by United Technologies</u></font></a><font size="2" face="Verdana">.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Eleven months after the New York presentation, the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission approved a power purchase agreement between HECO and First Wind’s Kahuku Wind Power.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">There is no record of any Hawaii public discussion of the Clipper Liberty blade skin crack and gearbox timing problems prior to or subsequent to the approval and construction of the Kahuku Wind Farm.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">---30---</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Full Text Nixon Peabody Letter (<a href="http://www.hawaiifreepress.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=outijXj0fgY%3d&tabid=56" target="_blank">pdf</a>)</font></p>
<blockquote><p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Dear Records Access Officer 06/03/2009 11:53AM</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">On June 2, 2009, representatives of First Wind Energy, LLC (Michael Alvarez, President and Chief Operating Officer) and Clipper Windpower, Inc. ("Clipper")(Robert Gates, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations), met with Staff of the Department of Public Service. During that meeting, we provided to Department Staff a presentation labelled (sic) "Confidential", providing an overview of the root cause analysis undertaken by Clipper regarding the blade skin crack, an update of the resolution relating to gearbox timing, structural blade remediation, as well as other data regarding Clipper's Liberty turbine. A copy of this document was left with members of Department Staff present at the meeting, including Steve Blow, Edward Schrom, Richard Quimby, Andrew Davis and James Austin. An electronic version of the document is attached.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Please accept this e-mail as a confirmatory request that this document be protected from disclosure as a confidential document. The information contained in this document is highly confidential, commercially sensitive information relating to equipment design and testing of major components of the Clipper Liberty turbine, including the turbine blades, the drivetrain, and other information which is protected by Clipper, the manufacturer. This information is not publicly available, and would, if disclosed, cause Clipper substantial competitive injury. As a result, we would ask that this information be treated as a trade secret or information which, if disclosed, could cause injury to Clipper's competitive position pursuant to Public Officer's Law Sections 87.2(d) and 89(5) and 16 NYCRR Section 6-1.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Ruth E. Leistensnider, Esq.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Partner Nixon Peabody LLP<br/>677 Broadway, 10th Floor<br/>Albany, New York 12207<br/>Tel: <span class="skype_pnh_print_container">(518) 427-2655</span> <span dir="ltr" class="skype_pnh_container"><span class="skype_pnh_mark">begin_of_the_skype_highlighting</span> <span dir="ltr" class="skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common" title="Call this phone number in United States of America with Skype: +15184272655"><span class="skype_pnh_left_span"> </span><span class="skype_pnh_dropart_span" title="Skype actions"><span style="background-xg-p: -4499px 1px;" class="skype_pnh_dropart_flag_span"> </span> </span><span class="skype_pnh_textarea_span"><span class="skype_pnh_text_span"> (518) 427-2655</span></span><span class="skype_pnh_right_span"> </span></span> <span class="skype_pnh_mark">end_of_the_skype_highlighting</span></span><br/>Fax: (866) 947-1299<br/>Cell: <span class="skype_pnh_print_container">(518) 461-3368</span> <span dir="ltr" class="skype_pnh_container"><span class="skype_pnh_mark">begin_of_the_skype_highlighting</span> <span dir="ltr" class="skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common" title="Call this phone number in United States of America with Skype: +15184613368"><span class="skype_pnh_left_span"> </span><span class="skype_pnh_dropart_span" title="Skype actions"><span style="background-xg-p: -4499px 1px;" class="skype_pnh_dropart_flag_span"> </span> </span><span class="skype_pnh_textarea_span"><span class="skype_pnh_text_span"> (518) 461-3368</span></span><span class="skype_pnh_right_span"> </span></span> <span class="skype_pnh_mark">end_of_the_skype_highlighting</span></span><br/>e-mail:</font> <a href="mailto:RLeistensnider@nixonpeabody.com"><font color="#669966" size="2" face="Verdana"><u>RLeistensnider@nixonpeabody.com</u></font></a></p>
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<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">---30---</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Clipping lots of Birds:</font> <a href="http://www.hawaiifreepress.com/ArticlesMain/tabid/56/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4141/Hawaii-Windfarms-killing-endangered-Birds-After-five-years-Mitigation-Lags.aspx"><font color="#669966" size="2" face="Verdana"><u>Hawaii Windfarms killing endangered Birds: After five years Mitigation Lags</u></font></a></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Guess Who’s Paying:</font> <a href="http://hawaiifreepress.com/ArticlesMain/tabid/56/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/5440/MafiaConnected-FirstWind-Got-117M-in-Federal-Loans-for-Kahuku-Windfarm.aspx"><u><font color="#669966" size="2" face="Verdana">Mafia-Connected FirstWind Got $117M in Federal Loans for Kahuku Windfarm</font></u></a></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Or not:</font> <a href="http://hawaiifreepress.com/ArticlesMain/tabid/56/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/5597/Lawsuit-targets-Illegal-117M-Federal-Loan-Guarantee-for-Kahuku-Windfarm.aspx" target="_blank"><font color="#669966" size="2" face="Verdana"><u>Lawsuit targets "Illegal" $117M Federal Loan Guarantee for Kahuku Windfarm</u></font></a></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">History:</font> <a href="http://hawaiifreepress.com/main/ArticlesMain/tabid/56/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4008/Hawaii-Wind-Developer-tied-to-Largestever-asset-seizure-by-antiMafia-police.aspx"><font color="#669966" size="2" face="Verdana"><u>Hawaii Wind Developer tied to Largest-ever asset seizure by anti-Mafia police</u></font></a></p>
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