5 ms·
There must be some mechanism to mitigate lightning strikes. Feathering the blades? Applying the brakes? Neither will put out the fire -- but it will be less cli
by powerbroker 4y ago
There must be some mechanism to mitigate lightning strikes. Feathering the blades? Applying the brakes? Neither will put out the fire -- but it will be less click-worthy... and maybe the cows, below, will appreciate not having debris rain down on them.
- BenjiWiebe 4y agoI'm guessing the vast majority of lightning strikes don't start fires on wind turbines. I guess I'll see - we had a wind farm installed several miles from us a number of years ago. So far none have burned even though we get our fair share of thunderstorms. I'll keep an eye out.