As Christian Reinboth reports on ScienceBlogs.de, at his energy blog Frischer Wind ("Brisk Wind"), unusually high winds in Denmark on Monday tore the rotor from a turbine on a wind-power farm in Hornslet. The turbine failed spectacularly, exploding mid-spin and scattering parts across the landscape below.
Click the image below to view two short videos of the disintegrating turbine at Reinboth's blog:
The Danish government and the turbine's manufacturer have each launched investigations seeking to clarify the cause of the accident.
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