Authorities say a worker at a California citrus orchard has died after a blade from a wind machine fell off and struck him.The Fresno Bee reports a 600-pound propeller struck 53-year-old Richard ...
VISALIA, Calif. (AP) — A citrus worker in California's Central Valley has died after a 600-pound blade from a wind machine broke loose and hit him. The Fresno Bee says 53-year-old Richard Escobedo was ...
WENATCHEE, Wash. — Matt Ott doesn’t mind heights and that’s a good thing because he climbs plenty of 35-foot-tall wind machines in orchards this time of year, servicing them to be ready for spring ...
Wind turbines last longer than ever thanks to continuous engineering improvements. Gearboxes in wind turbines, more than those in any other application, tend to fail prematurely. In fact, at some wind ...