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A motorist had reported that one of the huge turbines at a nearby wind farm had collapsed in dramatic fashion. Willey, chief of the volunteer fire department in Ames, 90 miles northwest of

Nantucket wind turbine failure was ''highly unusual and

The massive offshore wind turbine blade that broke and spread fiberglass and foam debris across Nantucket beaches this week was one of several recent failures of blades made by GE Vernova – a...

Union ''extremely frustrated and angry'' after worker dies from wind

A man has died after being crushed beneath a wind turbine blade in Victoria''s west, two weeks after the Australian Workers Union says it met the site''s management to sound the alarm on

Chinese turbine collapse and ''serious casualty'' prompts order for

The collapse of a wind turbine in China has prompted a state authority to order a daylong shutdown of projects in the region to tackle safety failings. The Xinjiang Supervision

Germany: Wind turbine collapses hours before official

BERLIN (AP) — Officials in Germany are investigating why a huge wind turbine collapsed just hours before it was due to be officially inaugurated. The turbine, whose rotor blades reach a height of 239 meters

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What happened to a giant wind turbine blade?

A giant wind turbine blade fell into the sea. It washed up on Nantucket. The accident south of Cape Cod, Mass., involving the country’s largest offshore wind farm, is galvanizing opposition to such projects. A damaged turbine blade now marks Vineyard Wind, the largest offshore wind project in the United States. (Burton Balkind)

Did GE vernova break a wind turbine blade?

Link Copied! Giant wind turbine blades for the Vineyard Winds project are stacked on racks in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The massive offshore wind turbine blade that broke and spread fiberglass and foam debris across Nantucket beaches this week was one of several recent failures of blades made by GE Vernova – a top US wind turbine manufacturer.

What happened to Vineyard Wind turbine blade?

The massive turbine blade – as long as a football field – was part of the Vineyard Wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts and its islands, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. The blade was “broken” and “folded over” on Saturday, Vineyard Wind CEO Klaus Skoust Møller told Nantucket residents and officials at a public meeting Wednesday night.

Did a wind turbine break off?

The turbine appeared to have broken off about 60ft (18m) from its base. The tower had snapped in two and the blades were crushed in the fall. Dawn Walters, from Gilfach Goch, lives high up on the mountain side and can see the wind turbines from her house. "I woke at six in the morning and just heard a funny noise, like a motor," she said.

Why did a wind turbine blade go bad?

"It’s not yet known if that was the result of a faulty installation or an issue with the blade quality itself, but that is the concern," said Chris Dendrinos, a clean energy industry analyst at RBC Capital Markets, referring to the Vineyard Wind incident.

Did a wind turbine break in Nantucket?

The broken wind turbine near Nantucket was ‘highly unusual and rare.’ But it wasn’t the first Link Copied! Giant wind turbine blades for the Vineyard Winds project are stacked on racks in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

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