Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Controlled Demolition, Inc. (CDI) of Phoenix, Maryland, USA, acting as the explosives design and performance Subcontractor to the Main Demolition Contractor, performed the successful explosives felling of almost 100, Mitsubishi 1000A Wind Turbines in the southwestern United States. While none of the wind turbine foundations were to be retained, CDI experimented with different methods to preserve foundations and wind farm infrastructure on more than a dozen units. CDI’s crew felled almost 100 units in two (2) mobilizations to the site, in a total of just nine (9) working days, while permitting the Wind Farm Owner a 2-month window to complete salvage of blades and drive-train elements from an additional 19 wind turbines as replacement parts for similar units they operate at other wind farm locations. The units were safely felled, exactly per plan, and ahead of schedule.
Controlled Demolition, Inc. (CDI) of Phoenix, Maryland, USA, acting as the explosives design and performance Subcontractor to the Main Demolition Contractor, performed the successful explosives felling of almost 100, Mitsubishi 1000A Wind Turbines in the southwestern United States. While none of the wind turbine foundations were to be retained, CDI experimented with different methods to preserve foundations and wind farm infrastructure on more than a dozen units. CDI’s crew felled almost 100 units in two (2) mobilizations to the site, in a total of just nine (9) working days, while permitting the Wind Farm Owner a 2-month window to complete salvage of blades and drive-train elements from an additional 19 wind turbines as replacement parts for similar units they operate at other wind farm locations. The units were safely felled, exactly per plan, and ahead of schedule.
