Wind? Explain to me how that can be considered a harsh environment - last time I checked there were rarely 155kt winds in that area,
I have a friend who sold windmills made and tested on the Bay of Biscay coast.
He tried selling them in the Scottish Islands and found that the windmill blades could not cope. Apparently the instantaneous stresses suffered by the blades were much higher in Scotland although the overall environment did not appear to be that different.
Last edited by occasional; 4th Feb 2017 at 17:33.