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On the farm

It always seems that, in any wind farm, at least one of the cluster...

It always seems that, in any wind farm, at least one of the cluster of turbines isn’t turning. What is the reason for this? Is it undergoing repair or are there other, more interesting, factors at work?

Pierre Aurigny, Toulouse, France

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