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Vineyard Wind: Rotor blade debris recovered after offshore incident – NewBostonPost

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Developers of an energy project off the coast of Massachusetts announced Monday afternoon that an “incident” Saturday evening resulted in blade damage to a wind turbine, requiring the establishment of a containment perimeter and the issuing of warnings to mariners in the area. On Monday evening, project officials confirmed that large pieces of debris had been recovered.

In a statement from Vineyard Wind at 3:40 p.m. on Monday, July 15, it said that no personnel or third parties were in the vicinity of the turbine at the time of the incident and that all Vineyard Wind employees and contractors were “safe and unharmed.”

The company, a joint venture between Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, did not respond to further questions about the nature of the incident, its cause, the size of the safety area and whether the rotor blade was still attached to the turbine by 7 p.m. on Monday.

“Vineyard Wind has recovered three large pieces of debris and safely transported them to port and continues to monitor the area,” Gilvarg said.

In Vineyard Wind’s statement Monday afternoon, the company said:

“GE, the manufacturer and installer of the project’s turbines and blades, will now analyze the root cause of the incident. During this analysis, Vineyard Wind will continue to work with federal, state and local stakeholders to ensure the health and safety of its workforce, mariners and the environment.”

Vineyard Wind delivers more than 136 megawatts of offshore wind energy; ten of the planned 62 turbines are already in operation and the project is moving closer to its goal of ultimately delivering 806 megawatts of power.

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