He said he is grateful for the outpouring of community support he has received since the incident.
“This isn’t just a unicorn and its horn fell off,” he said. Schaefer said though the specifics are up in the air right now, he is confident there will be a positive outcome because there is so much expertise surrounding wind turbines. Nothing’s normal,” he said, referring to labor shortages and supply-chain issues caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. “In normal times, I could see it done in six months. He said he has been in contact with PowerWind Ltd., the turbine’s Indian manufacturer, and various subcontractors about repairing the turbine. Schaefer said one ski trail was closed Thursday in order for workers to get road access to the turbine site. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. Berkshire East was closed Friday, not due to the turbine but because of high winds. He said the turbine was installed in 2010 and commissioned in January 2011. Schaefer, 42, said in an interview that the turbine supplements the resort’s energy consumption but does not serve as its power supply. It’s subject to the weather and, you know, it’s subject to a lot of different issues and this is one of them.” You know, (renewable energy) is important, it’s the right thing to do, but it comes with challenges, and equipment does break down. “We’re proud of our renewable energy legacy, the work we’ve done here.
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We did have a cracked blade a few years ago, but the damage was all internal and was never really in this current state, so … you know?” he said in the video. I’ve seen and experienced a lot - I haven’t experienced this. The 900-kilowatt-hour wind turbine can be seen in the background over Schaefer’s right shoulder. Schaefer, who said he has insurance, went to the site and recorded a video, which marketing manager Nathan Marr posted to Berkshire East’s Facebook page to share with the world. The top half of the broken blade was still dangling Friday afternoon. “(Staff members) heard a bang, looked around, looked up, and saw it.” Sometimes you have to run into Dumpster fires and, you know, that was mine yesterday,” he said Friday. “Things like that don’t break without, you know, it really throwing off your morning. The story that the organ had broken down at the church in Oberndorf, near Salzburg, so that a new song was needed in a hurry, using guitar for accompaniment. to inform him of the incident, presumably caused by a heavy gust of wind. Jon Schaefer, whose family owns Berkshire East as well as Catamount Ski Resort in Hillsdale, New York, said his staff called him at home around 8 a.m. CHARLEMONT - One of the three blades of Berkshire East Mountain Resort’s wind turbine snapped in half on Thursday morning, likely resulting in a lengthy repair, though the incident will not disrupt the outdoor adventure center’s operations.
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