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Wind Turbine Blade Breaks Off in Plymouth, Massachusetts

Authorities in Plymouth, Massachusetts are investigating after a wind turbine blade detached and fell into a cranberry bog near Head of the Bay Road, close to the Bourne town line.
Feds shut down Vineyard Wind project following turbine blade failure

A turbine in the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm suffered an apparent blade failure on July 13, leaving debris in the water and washing up on Nantucket Island, offshore Massachusetts.
Why did Vineyard Wind''s turbine blade fail?

On Saturday, July 13, a newly installed turbine at the Vineyard Wind farm started undergoing routine testing before it could send power to the grid. It had been operating for six hours
Massachusetts turbine blade collapse has wind energy critics fuming

A blade that fell from a 300-foot-tall turbine and into a Massachusetts cranberry bog has sparked critics of wind energy to renew their call for the state Legislature to back away from its...
Broken Blades, Angry Fishermen and Rising Costs Slow Offshore Wind

Accidents involving blades made by GE Vernova have delayed projects off the coasts of Massachusetts and England and could imperil climate goals.
A wind turbine blade collapse shut down I-70 and injured a driver

A massive wind turbine blade crashed onto I-70 at the I-81 interchange in Maryland, forcing a two-hour shutdown of the roadway. The blade fell during transport and landed across multiple lanes
Nantucket Current | Broken Vineyard Wind Turbine Scatters Debris

Debris from a broken Vineyard Wind turbine blade washed up all over Nantucket''s south shore Tuesday morning, prompting the offshore energy company to mount a cleanup effort and the
The broken wind turbine near Nantucket was ''highly unusual and rare

The massive offshore wind turbine blade that broke near Nantucket was one of several recent failures of blades made by GE Vernova – a top US wind turbine manufacturer.
The fallout from Vineyard Wind''s broken turbine blade

Within hours of fiberglass from a broken offshore wind turbine washing ashore on Nantucket, clean energy and anti-wind advocates jumped on the story, and two competing narratives
Akita man dies after broken blade falls from wind turbine

AKITA—An elderly man died on May 2 after being found collapsed on the ground near a broken blade from a wind turbine here, police said. Akita prefectural police are investigating whether...