23 – Wind Knocks Over a Big Wind Turbine? And, a $100M Price Tag for Just One Floating Turbine Off the Coast of Maine?

The University of Maine has secured two investors for a single 12MW wind turbine that will float 14 miles offshore at a price tag of...$100 million dollars? Why is this price tag so insanely high? Plus, Allen and Dan discuss the potential defects that might have caused a 50M wind turbine to bend and crash to the ground in Patagonia. Learn more about Weather Guard Lightning Tech’s StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us!  Full Transcript: EP23 Wind Knocks Over a Big Wind Turbine? And, a $100M Price Tag for Just One Floating Turbine Off the Coast of Maine?