Wind, Women, Art, Acceptance - Wind Power for the World: The Rise of Modern Wind Energy - page 496

Being a specialist in reliability, I felt uneasy when I thought about
the over 80 possible failures that could occur during operation of
a wind turbine, and since every single minute the turbine is not
operating, there is a financial loss. I asked myself: how should it all
be maintained?
The ofer from Enercon was a partner concept. Enercon insured,
so-to-say, the wind and guaranteed continuous production, if the
wind was blowing. Immediately the next controversy in the team
flared up. Even though the general opinion was that no re-insurer
would insure this risk of Enercon, my decision was certain that if
we did not use this benefit for the Lübow Wind Farm, which was
essential for survival, then I would leave the team.
The preliminary building application for the project proved to
be suitable for approval. After nearly three years of planning, a letter
from the authorities fluttered into the office. Impatient as I was, I
ripped it open, glanced at the first few lines and caught my breath.
“(…) a couple of storks”, and my heart dropped because I knew that
meant we could not build the turbine here.

Figure 22.3 The stork and the wind turbine.

I threw the letter to the floor and broke into tears. We should
have paid an ornithologist over the last year to count the birds on