The strong wind caused a number of trees to fall down across the island, blocking some roads, including at Colborne Road, La Brigade and Rue du Friquet.
By this point the sunshine in which the match started had given way to cloudy skies, a fairly strong wind and gentle rainfall, and break-point opportunities were few and far between.
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Given a strong gust of wind from an unexpected source, it will tax dozens of handlers to keep the colossus on track.
On the flip side were several of its direct competitors, such as Suntech Power, Yingli Green Energy, Trina Solar, and LDK Solar, all up substantially on the day. (For a bullish thesis on wind, read Wind Energy Is Poised To Pop After Strong First Quarter).
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The storm hit California and Arizona on Monday with strong wind and rain, knocking out power to thousands and kicking up a dusty haze in the metropolitan Phoenix area.
An inflatable zeppelin used by Buckinghamshire protesters to show the height of a planned wind turbine has been blown away in strong gusts.
They will need calm seas to launch and recover the sub - but while in the harbour, a strong wind has blown in, white caps topping the waves.
Energy Secretary Ed Davey has warned wind farm operators to make sure their equipment is safe after a Devon turbine was toppled in strong gusts.
Germany has become a leader in solar and wind through public-private financing mechanisms to finance energy innovation as well as strong demand side policies, such as the solar feed-in tariff policy adopted by the government in 1991.
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But although all three were fit to play, it was one-way traffic in the first half as Coventry, facing a strong wind, dominated early on.
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