The owner of the 4.5MW Isselburg wind farm in northwest Germany has yet to decide whether to replace a turbine destroyed by fire late last week.
Helmut Aiwanger said a Neg Micon NM64/1500 turbine caught fire on Sunday at around 1am. The blaze resulted in the destruction of the blades and nacelle.
Aiwanger said no root cause has yet been established with lighting or a technical failure both being considered.
A replacement turbine may be sourced under the terms of the project’s insurance but no decision has been taken yet, he added.
The wind farm features two other Neg Micon NM64/1500 turbines. The affected machine was commissioned in 2001.
Image: a Neg Micon turbine (Wikimedia Commons)
Owner mulls German blaze options
Neg Micon NM64/1500 turbine at 4.5MW wind farm destroyed by fire
By EBS