BSEE statement:
BSEE’s report on the initial (7/13/2024) blade failure has still not been released.
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BSEE: Lightning protection system was not operational on Vineyard Wind turbine
Posted in accidents, Offshore Wind, tagged blade failure, BSEE, lightning protection, lightning strike, Vineyard Wind, wind turbine on March 5, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“Groundhog Day” on Nantucket?
Posted in accidents, Offshore Wind, tagged blade failure, Groundhog Day, lightning strike, Nantucket, Vineyard Wind on March 5, 2025| 1 Comment »
The same Vineyard Wind turbine blade that failed last summer has now been struck by lightning:
“Lightning struck the fractured stub of Vineyard Wind’s broken turbine blade in the early morning hours on Friday (2/27), according to representatives from Vineyard Wind and the Coast Guard. It was the remnants of the broken blade that snapped this July that were still attached to the turbine.”
“It appears the town (Nantucket) was not informed of the lightning strike by Vineyard Wind until it received media inquiries about it, over 48 hours after it happened.”
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