15-01-09
Ecotricity has said it has still found no evidence to support claims that a UFO collided with one of its wind turbines at Conisholme in Lincolnshire.
The company has now started work to rebuild the damaged turbine, with all three 22 metre long blades and the central hub on the Enercon E48 turbine being replaced.
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| Conisholme Fen, Lincolnshire |
Cranes are on the Fen Farm site, with the replacement blades and hub already there, ready to be lifted into place.
Investigations into the causes for the damage – which saw one blade removed from the turbine and another bent badly out of shape – are still continuing.
The company said it was “narrowing down the options” and was closer to an understanding, but added: “we’re not there yet”.
It has suggested a number of likely culprits for the damage, including a possible collision. But it said lightning or some kind of material, design or maintenance failure was a more likely cause.