Findings from National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Provides New Data on Wind Turbines (Collapse mechanism and risk management of wind turbine tower in strong wind)

2019 OCT 29 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Researchers detail new data in Energy - Wind Turbines. According to news originating from Taipei, Taiwan, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “As fossil fuels and people’s environmental awareness increases, renewable energy is becoming one of the world’s most anticipated areas of development. Taiwan has an outstandingly favorable environment for wind farms, and the Taiwanese government actively promotes wind-power generation (such as its ‘Thousand Wind Turbines Project’).”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, “Many wind turbines are expected to be built, driving the development of land-based and offshore wind turbines. Owing to its geographical location, Taiwan is prone to typhoons that bring constant strong winds and torrential rain in the summer. These natural phenomena have caused the collapse of several wind turbine towers in Taiwan in recent years, causing serious economic losses. Typhoon intensity and frequency have been increasing, so identifying the causes of wind turbine collapses and developing corresponding risk reduction measures have become crucial. This study investigates domestic and international wind turbine tower collapses to identify the mechanisms that trigger strong wind-induced wind turbine collapses; to analyze the activation mechanisms of tower collapse and the forces that are exerted on the wind turbines at these times, and to generalize the factors that govern wind turbine collapse. The root cause analysis of strong wind induced damage of wind turbines is applied.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Based on the results, remarks concerning risk reduction of accidents involving wind turbines are provided.”

For more information on this research see: Collapse mechanism and risk management of wind turbine tower in strong wind. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 2019;193():103962. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics can be contacted at: Elsevier, Radarweg 29, 1043 Nx Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics - http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-wind-engineering-and-industrial-aerodynamics/)

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from J.S. Chou, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Dept. of Civil and Construction Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan. Additional authors for this research include K.Y. Lin and Y.C. Ou.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2019.103962. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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