{"id":751,"date":"2009-01-17T09:22:52","date_gmt":"2009-01-17T13:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oddempire.org\/weblog\/?p=751"},"modified":"2009-01-17T09:22:52","modified_gmt":"2009-01-17T13:22:52","slug":"ecotricity-no-evidence-yet-for-ufo-attack-on-wind-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oddempire.com\/weblog\/2009\/01\/17\/ecotricity-no-evidence-yet-for-ufo-attack-on-wind-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecotricity: No evidence yet for UFO attack on wind farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oddempire.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/not_trog1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-753\" title=\"not_trog1\" src=\"http:\/\/oddempire.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/not_trog1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">15-01-09<\/p>\n<div class=\"linksRight\"><!--Spider.ignore--><\/p>\n<div id=\"mailFriend\" style=\"display: none;\"><a class=\"hide\" onclick=\"toggle('mailFriend'); return false;\" href=\"http:\/\/newenergyfocus.com\/do\/ecco.py\/view_item?listid=1&amp;listcatid=32&amp;listitemid=2139&amp;section=Wind#\">Hide<\/a><\/p>\n<form id=\"sendpage\" class=\"standard\" action=\"\/do\/form.py\/mailform\" method=\"post\"> <input name=\"_response\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"emailtoafriend\" \/> <input name=\"_redirect\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"\/go\/pages\/emailsent.html\" \/> <input id=\"pageurl\" name=\"url\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"http:\/\/newenergyfocus.com\/do\/ecco.py\/view_item?listid=1&amp;amp;listcatid=32&amp;amp;listitemid=2139&amp;amp;section=Wind\" \/> <input name=\"_validate_required\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"friendemail,youremail\" \/> <input name=\"_validate_email\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"friendemail,youremail\" \/> <input name=\"_logtofile\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"email_to_colleague\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0em;\">Email this page to a colleague<\/h3>\n<p><label for=\"friendemail\">Colleague&#8217;s email:<\/label><br \/>\n<input id=\"friendemail\" class=\"text\" title=\"Friends email\" name=\"friendemail\" type=\"text\" \/> <label for=\"youremail\">Your email:<\/label><br \/>\n<input id=\"youremail\" class=\"text\" title=\"Your email\" name=\"youremail\" type=\"text\" \/> <label> <\/label><br \/>\n<input class=\"button\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Send\" \/><\/p>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\n\t\t\t \tdocument.getElementById('mailFriend').style.display = 'none';\n\/\/ --><\/script> <!--Spider.end-ignore--><\/div>\n<p><strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<table class=\"captionedImage ci_align_right ci_channel_thumb\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/newenergyfocus.com\/resources\/listimg\/news\/Maps\/Conisholme@thumb.png\" alt=\"Conisholme Fen, Lincolnshire\" width=\"140\" height=\"171\" align=\"right\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"caption\">Conisholme Fen, Lincolnshire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Cranes are on the\u00a0Fen Farm site, with the replacement blades and hub already there, ready to be lifted into place.<\/p>\n<p>Investigations into the causes for the damage &#8211; which saw one blade removed from the turbine and another bent badly out of shape &#8211; are still continuing.<\/p>\n<p>The company said it was &#8220;narrowing down the options&#8221; and was closer to an understanding, but added: &#8220;we&#8217;re not there yet&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>It has suggested a number of likely culprits for the damage,\u00a0including a possible collision. But it said lightning or some kind of material, design or maintenance failure was a more likely cause.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newenergyfocus.com\/do\/ecco.py\/view_item?listid=1&amp;listcatid=32&amp;listitemid=2139&amp;section=Wind\">[[[MORE]]]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>15-01-09 Hide Email this page to a colleague Colleague&#8217;s email: Your email: 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. 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