Ongoing problems with wind turbines that are supposed to help power an ethanol plant

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Where there is wind, there is power. But, it’s not the kind Corn Plus officials were hoping for.

When it came time to start repairing a wind turbine at the ethanol plant on Oct. 15, the project had to be put on hold.

Ironically — it was high, gusty winds that grounded some 20 workers of Barnhart Crane and Rigging of Memphis, Tenn.

“The blade has been cracked all summer. It’s been frustrating,” says Dan Moore, director of project development for Renewable Energy Solutions.
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By Friday, just one of two 2.1 megawatt turbines was up and running.

It’s not the first time there’s been a problem with the wind generators.

Shortly after the 400-foot turbines were erected in July 2007, technical problems with software and wiring prevented them from being turned on.

The new blades are comparable in size to the older ones —each 150 feet long and weighing 17,500 pounds. They also were made at a plant in Pipestone operated by Suzlon, manufacturer of generators for the turbines.