The Roth Rock project in Oakland, Maryland, has 20 Nordex N90/2500 turbines. (Chip Somodevilla) Most of us have received those scam messages about a delivery for a product we never ordered being delayed or held up because of a wrong address or an incomplete packaging label. These scammers just hope we click on their link or call them so they can steal data from us.
However, what would you do if you ordered a replacement wind turbine blade and received this message:
However, what would you do if you ordered a replacement wind turbine blade and received this message:
"We're sorry, but the delivery of your one football field long fiberglass
wind turbine blade has been delayed. If you still wish to obtain your blade, with some damage, please contact the Maryland State Highway Administration to schedule a time to pick up your blade on I-70 (Interstate Highway 70), by I-80."
With all joking aside, when we fail to realize all the connecting components to a so called solution, we open ourselves up to the risk of having more issues unsolved, than solved. Additionally, one person was taken to the hospital, who had non-life-threatening injuries, when this occurred in June.
The size of wind turbine blades is literally longer than a football field. How can we manage putting one of these on a truck a driving down the road for delivery? I guess the same way we manage to fill a ship with oil and risk Nevertheless, that is what we do. Thus, after the wind turbine blade came free from the belts that secured the blade to the truck, one person was injured on Interstate 70 in Maryland, Washington County, as per the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA).
The tractor trailer was traveling westbound on I-70 when the blade came loose and hit a guardrail. The accident caused the blade to go into the eastbound lanes and hit by a tractor trailer heading eastbound.
This crash mandated that all westbound lanes of 1-70 be closed. Additionally, two eastbound lanes located at I-81 were closed by 5:30 in the morning. If this occurred just a little later with Rush Hour placing many more vehicles on the road, the number of people injured could have been much higher.
The size of wind turbine blades is literally longer than a football field. How can we manage putting one of these on a truck a driving down the road for delivery? I guess the same way we manage to fill a ship with oil and risk Nevertheless, that is what we do. Thus, after the wind turbine blade came free from the belts that secured the blade to the truck, one person was injured on Interstate 70 in Maryland, Washington County, as per the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA).
The tractor trailer was traveling westbound on I-70 when the blade came loose and hit a guardrail. The accident caused the blade to go into the eastbound lanes and hit by a tractor trailer heading eastbound.
This crash mandated that all westbound lanes of 1-70 be closed. Additionally, two eastbound lanes located at I-81 were closed by 5:30 in the morning. If this occurred just a little later with Rush Hour placing many more vehicles on the road, the number of people injured could have been much higher.
Also these Bad Boys can't be Recycled All this can be seen in a photo capturing the scene with a Maryland Department of Transportation camera, showing the blade in the middle of the interstate, impacting traffic going both ways. Only after heavy tow trucks were called in and the guardrail was cut out, crews were able to back up the trailer truck to place the wind turbine blade back on the truck's bed. After three hours the highways were opened again to traffic. The blade was driven to Maryland Route 63 and parked on the first extra wide shoulder according to SHA.
Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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