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Santos, T.A. and Guedes Soares, C. (2019), “Container terminal potential hinterland delimitation in a multi-port system subject to a regionalization process”, Journal of Transport Geography, Vol. 75, pp. 132-146

Analysing accidents of wind turbines is important to understand the chain of events that leads to a damaging event, i.e. is key to identify failure causes and problems that can occur during the lifecycle of a wind turbine, which must be addressed so that preventive measures can be taken. This paper presents the results of an analysis performed to a large and descriptive dataset of wind turbines accidents and incidents publicly available. Statistics are drawn and discussed for the type of accidents, their frequency, failure causes and consequences. Such information may be useful, for example, in the design/redesign of a turbine, in reviewing and improving safety regulations and certification guidelines, in developing safer procedures for the operation and maintenance phase and when setting priorities in terms of mitigation efforts. The dataset was retrieved from press reports and official information releases and it is believed to be the most comprehensive available in the public domain, although not fully comprehensive as technical reports can be. Reliability field data of wind turbines available from public databases are also reviewed and discussed in terms of the failure rates and downtimes of wind turbine systems and components.

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