The fallout from Vineyard Wind''s broken turbine blade
The debris had fallen from a damaged turbine blade at the nearby Vineyard Wind project. The part, made and installed by GE Vernova, had broken three days earlier, and no one really knew
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Why Are Giant Wind Turbines Mysteriously Falling Over?
Multiple turbines that are taller than 750 feet are collapsing across the world, with the tallest—784 feet in stature—falling in Germany in September 2021.
Wind turbine blades crash to ground in Perth
The turbine blades at insurance and investment company Aviva''s Pitheavlis site fell off the tower on Friday morning. Aviva said its on-site security team were made aware of the incident...
Nantucket wind turbine failure was ''highly unusual and rare
The massive offshore wind turbine blade that broke near Nantucket was one of several recent failures of blades made by GE Vernova – a top US wind turbine manufacturer.
Latest GE blade problem blamed on positioning of turbine
A preliminary investigation suggests the blade failure on August 22 at the Dogger Bank wind farm off the coast of the United Kingdom happened because the turbine was left in “a fixed and
Company says manufacturing problem was behind
The maker of a massive wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket Island says a manufacturing problem was responsible.
More wind turbine blade pieces fall off turbine, company warns
More debris from the broken turbine blade in the Vineyard Wind offshore project has fallen into the ocean, and was expected to reach Martha''s Vineyard, the company reported Wednesday
Why did Vineyard Wind''s turbine blade fail?
On Saturday, July 13, a newly installed turbine at the Vineyard Wind farm started undergoing routine testing before it could send power to the grid. It had been operating for six hours
Blades snap off Perth Aviva wind turbine and ''crash'' to ground
The blades of a 77m wind turbine at the Perth Aviva offices have fallen off, with residents reporting hearing a "crashing" sound overnight.