GE Vernova claims that offshore wind turbine blade failures have nothing to do with each other

GE Vernova said on Friday that recent turbine blade failures in two offshore wind farms located in the United States of America and the United Kingdom were unrelated.

The company is still dealing with the fallout of three separate blade accidents that occurred in just four months.

The latest incident occurred on August 22 at Dogger Bank, off the coasts of Yorkshire and the North Sea. This was just over a week after a blade broke off at Vineyard Wind off the coasts of Massachusetts.

In an emailed message, GE Vernova stated that they were "continuing to investigate recent offshore wind events involving the blades we manufacture and are taking all necessary steps with our customers and the authorities to move safely forward with the Dogger Bank Wind Farm and Vineyard Wind Farm installation." "Our current analysis indicates that the causes of recent blade events were unrelated."

According to a Dogger Bank website statement, the August incident happened when the blade of the turbine was left in an unmoving position during a high-wind storm. The statement stated that GE Vernova was still commissioning, or testing, the turbine.

Dogger Bank is the result of a partnership formed by British company SSE Renewables with Norwegian companies Equinor & Vargronn.

Vineyard Wind is the result of a joint venture by Avangrid, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Copenhagen Energy Partners. (Reporting and editing by Nichola Donovan; Kirby Groom)

(source: Reuters)