A GE 1.7-103 turbine collapsed recently at Alterra Power’s 205MW Shannon wind farm in northern Texas, according to local press reports. The wind farm is less than two years old.
No one was injured and the only damage was to the turbine itself and the ground beneath it. Press photos of the wrecked turbine show the bottom portion of the tower remaining intact, while the rest of the machine lies crumpled at the tower’s base.
