An offshore wind blade failed this week at the Dogger Bank wind farm off the coast of England, marking the third time this year that a GE Vernova blade has faced challenges.
Last month, a blade fractured on one of GE’s Haliade-X turbines at the Vineyard Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts, temporarily closing beaches. A blade also failed at Dogger Bank — the world’s largest offshore wind farm — earlier in the year, an incident GE Vernova later blamed on “an installation error.”
Dogger Bank, developed by SSE Renewables, Equinor and Vårgrønn, announced the “blade failure” Thursday. No one was hurt in the incident and the area has been restricted. The company declined to answer further questions.
GE Vernova said in a statement that the Dogger Bank blade incident occurred during commissioning — which generally means the process of bringing the turbine online.
