Wind turbines that need to deal with ice typically have an internal de-icing system, with electrical heaters[1]. The meme about de-icing with chemicals was spr

Wind turbines that need to deal with ice typically have an internal de-icing system, with electrical heaters[1]. The meme about de-icing with chemicals was spread by oil and gas consultant Luke Legate. The picture he shared was actually showing a helicopter using plain hot water to de-ice a wind turbine in 2015[2]. This is sometimes used as a backup de-icing method. [1] https://www.iqpc.com/media/1001147/37957.pdf https://www.iqpc.com/media/1001147/37957.pdf [2] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/02/18/fact-check-image-meme-wind-turbine-de-icing-sweden/6787470002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/02/18/fac...