Dreaming about wind turbine blades breaking

What happened to a broken wind turbine?

Soon, a picture of the broken turbine itself surfaced. The 351-foot blade had snapped about 65 feet from the base and what remained of it hung slackly, dangling over the ocean. It was not a good look for an industry already struggling against economic headwinds and public concern about its impacts on the ocean environment.

Are giant wind turbines falling over?

Giant Wind Turbines Keep Mysteriously Falling Over. This Shouldn't Be Happening. The taller the turbine, the more epic the tumble. Turbine failures are on the uptick across the world, sometimes with blades falling off or even full turbine collapses. A recent report says production issues may be to blame for the mysterious increase in failures.

Why are wind turbines falling?

A recent report says production issues may be to blame for the mysterious increase in failures. Turbines are growing larger as quality control plans get smaller. The taller the wind turbine, the harder they fall. And they sure are falling.

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.

What's going on with wind turbines?

The push to produce bigger wind-grabbing turbines has sped production of the growing apparatuses. Bloomberg reports that Siemens has endured quality control issues on a new design, Vestas has seen project delays and quality challenges, and GE has seen an uptick in warranty costs and repairs.

Did a broken wind turbine blade cause a hiccup?

To one camp, the broken blade and resulting fiberglass pollution was a hiccup — an unfortunate accident that posed a challenging, yet manageable, clean up effort and was unlikely to have long-term ramifications for the offshore wind industry.