Scott Starr | Director of Marketing Firetrace International Fire provides the second highest risk of damage to wind turbines after blade failure. A fire can spark because of mechanical failure, electrical malfunction, or a lightning strike. These sparks can ignite flammable materials inside the nacelle such as resin, fiberglass, or insulation contaminated with oil deposits.…

While few older installed wind turbines have fire detection and suppression, there is a clear trend toward including fire suppression in newer units. Fire incidents, the increasing value of the average turbine, safety issues, environmental impact and local authority requirements are all driving the inclusion of fire suppression systems on wind turbines. International awareness of…

  Firetrace International says it has been selected as the preferred supplier of automatic fire suppression systems for Vestas’ new and existing wind turbine models in the United States and Canada. The OEM evaluated systems based on their ease of application to areas of concern as well as demonstration of the systems’ performance in the…

The FIRETRACE automatic fire suppression system from Firetrace International is on display in Booth 11948. The device was developed for the fast and reliable protection of critical components in onshore and offshore wind turbines. The system operates without need for external power so it can activate automatically around-the-clock without requiring manual activation or monitoring. What’s…