The
1.5MW
turbine
installed
in
northwest
Xinjiang
province
was
undergoing
commissioning
when
a
freak
pick-up
in
wind
speed
sent
the
turbine
to
the
ground.
In
a
statement,
Ming
Yang
says:
“The
preliminary
analysis
of
the
cause
of
the
accident
is
that
the
construction
of
the
foundations
was
insufficient
for
coping
with
local
conditions
with
sudden
strong
gusts
of
wind,
and
has
nothing
to
do
with
the
quality
of
the
turbine
itself.”
Management
and
technical
staff
are
currently
investigating
measures
to
prevent
such
accidents
from
happening
again,
it
adds.
The
company,
China’s
fourth-largest
wind
turbine…
