Company Sues For Kahuku Wind Farm Fires

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Oahu’s Kahuku wind farm caught fire twice last year and now the company that designed its energy storage system is suing a part manufacturer. 

From Courthouse News Service: 

Defective parts caused a devastating fire in a 2-month-old Hawaii wind farm that cost millions to repair, the energy company that ran the farm says in court.
     Austin, Texas-based Xtreme Power Solutions says it won 2011 contract from First Wind O&M to build a wind farm in Kahuku on the North Shore of Oahu. Xtreme designs energy storage and power-management systems for utilities and commercial-end users.
     To complete the job, Xtreme allegedly bought 10 specially designed inverters from Dynapower Corp. and installed them in 10 Dynamic Power Modules (DPMs), housed in a building that First Wind built.

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