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Turbine to be rebuilt after fire

03 Feb, 2010 11:30 PM
THE turbine that was burnt out in an electrical fire at the Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm will be replaced next week, a year after the fire.

Roaring 40s corporate services general manager Steve Jackman said the turbine's tower would be trucked in from Port Adelaide on or around February 12, and erected on February 13.

Two blades are due to arrive on site on February 15 or 16 and the last blade on February 17.

The Nacelle, the unit containing the generator, and the rotor hub to connect the blades, are already on site and will be fitted to the tower after February 18, with the turbine to be commissioned in early March.

Mr Jackman said the tower had been salvageable after the fire and was refurbished in Adelaide, but the rest of the parts had been destroyed and needed replacing.

He said the company would have liked to have seen the turbine replaced much sooner, but with parts having to be shipped from Denmark, it had taken longer than expected.

Having one of the 33 turbines out of operation for a year had affected wind generation and income, but Roaring 40s was looking forward to seeing an increase in energy capacity once the turbine was operating again.

Mr Jackman said the wind farm was performing well, with the turbines operating at their greatest efficiency since the farm opened in 2005.

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