GE Vernova has announced plans to remove and replace some turbine blades while strengthening others at the Vineyard Wind 1 project near Nantucket, Massachusetts, in the wake of a high-profile…
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Vineyard Wind Allowed to Resume Limited Offshore Turbine Installation
Aug 13 (Reuters) – Vineyard Wind and GE Vernova on Tuesday said U.S. safety officials have allowed them to resume limited construction on an offshore wind farm off the Massachusetts coast where a turbine blade…
https://gcaptain.com/vineyard-wind-allowed-to-resume-limited-offshore-turbine-installation/
Vineyard Wind releases update on blade failure incident response
Continuing their response to the July 13 blade failure incident that saw shattered pieces of a giant wind turbine blade wash ashore on Nantucket beaches, wind farm developer Vineyard Wind and turbine manufacturer GE Vernova have undertaken controlled cutting on remaining portion of the shattered blade
Vineyard Wind suspends power production following blade failure incident
“The controlled cutting operations, which took place on Sunday, August 11 and Monday, August 12, 2024, have removed a...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/vineyard-wind-releases-update-on-blade-failure-incident-response/
Shattered Wind Blade Puts Nantucket on Frontlines of a Clean-Energy Fight
(Bloomberg) — Weeks after a busted wind turbine washed onto Nantucket shores, residents of this wealthy Massachusetts enclave are still angry. Some even liken the accident to an oil spill….
https://gcaptain.com/shattered-wind-blade-puts-nantucket-on-frontlines-of-a-clean-energy-fight/
GE Vernova Finds Manufacturing Defect After Vineyard Wind Turbine Accident
(Bloomberg) — GE Vernova Inc. plans to reinspect every offshore wind-turbine blade the company has ever produced, after finding a “material deviation” at the factory supplying the component that recently…
https://gcaptain.com/ge-vernova-finds-manufacturing-defect-after-vineyard-wind-turbine-accident/
U.S. Coast Guard Issues Warning After Wind Turbine Blade Breaks Off at Vineyard Wind Farm
The U.S. Coast Guard has advised mariners to exercise extreme caution following reports of a 300-foot-long piece of debris in the water near where an offshore wind turbine blade broke…
Vineyard Wind suspends power production following blade failure incident
Following an offshore wind turbine blade failure incident on July 13 that left large pieces of debris on Nantucket beaches, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has ordered the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm to suspend power production and turbine installation.”
“Following the July 13, 2024, blade failure incident at Vineyard Wind, BSEE has issued a Suspension Order to Vineyard Wind to cease power production from all its wind turbine generators until it can be determined...
Broken Offshore Wind Blade Debris Washes Up in Nantucket
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Investigators are probing the cause of a damaged offshore wind turbine blade that sent debris washing ashore at Nantucket Beach and shut down swimming in the area….
https://gcaptain.com/broken-offshore-wind-blade-debris-washes-up-in-nantucket/
Avangrid’s New England Wind Construction and Operations Plan Approved
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has given the green light to Avangrid’s New England Wind Construction and Operations Plan (COP), authorizing the construction and operation of two significant…
https://gcaptain.com/avangrids-new-england-wind-construction-and-operations-plan-approved/
St. Johns Ship Building delivers first of three Windea CTVs
St. Johns Ship Building, Palatka, Fla., reports that it has delivered the Windea Courageous, the first of three Incat Crowther 30 meter Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) ordered by Windea CTV, LLC, a partnership of Hornblower Wind and MidOcean Wind. The vessel will support the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm 15 miles off the coast of Massachusetts and is already onsite in New Bedford, Mass., supporting the project, which this week delivered power to the New England grid for the first time.
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