For the third time, an offshore wind blade by same manufacturer fails

An offshore wind farm has experienced another blade failure by the same manufacturer that made the blade that broke off a wind turbine off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard in July. 

The Dogger Bank Wind Farm, off the coast of England, announced Thursday that it is aware of a blade failure at the facility, and the company is working with the blade manufacturer, GE Vernova, to investigate the cause of the problem. 

“In line with safety procedures, the surrounding marine area has been restricted and relevant authorities notified. No one was injured or in the vicinity at the time the damage was sustained,” the announcement stated. 

GE Vernova manufactured the blade that broke off a turbine in the Vineyard Wind project, which is located off the shores of Martha’s Vineyard. The Nantucket Current reports that the Dogger Bank failure is the third such failure involving blades GE Vernova produced, including a second blade that broke off a turbine at Dogger Bank. 

The Vineyard Wind blade failure scattered foam, fiberglass and epoxy across the beaches of Nantucket, impacting the area’s tourism industry during its peak summer months. That failure is being blamed on a “manufacturing deviation,” according to the Current.