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Victoria wind farm shut down after turbine collapse
The Berrybank wind project in Victoria has been shut down after an incident which appears to show the collapse of one of its turbines. The project, west of Geelong, features a total of 69 Vestas V136-4.2MW wind turbines, built over two stages and amounting to a total of 290 megawatts. The turbine blades have a tip height of 186 metres. The incident occurred at the Berrybank 1 component that was brought into operation in 2021. The second stage started production . . . Complete story »
Health and safety regulator responding after wind turbine collapse
Inspectors are on site after the top half of a wind turbine collapsed overnight. A Worksafe spokesperson confirmed the health and safety regulator was looking into the incident at the Berrybank wind farm. It is believed the turbine collapsed sometime overnight between February 3 and 4, 2025. “Worksafe inspectors are responding and will determine whether further action is required,” the spokesperson said. Local residents saw the blades on the ground early on Tuesday when driving to work. One took the . . . Complete story »
Investigation starts after wind turbine fire
Fire crews said they were trying to establish the cause of a wind turbine fire at a farm. The blaze broke out at about 10:00 GMT on Sunday at the Coldham Wind Farm in the Fens, Cambridgeshire. The county’s fire and rescue service said it sent crews from nearby March, and from Stanground in Peterborough. Crews left the scene by 13:00 and made inspections throughout the day to make sure the area remained safe. In a Facebook post, the fire . . . Complete story »
Wind turbine near Luxembourg border erupts in flames
[Une éolienne en feu près de Briey] A wind turbine at the Anoux wind farm near Briey, close to the Luxembourg border, erupted in flames on Thursday evening, with dramatic footage showing burning debris falling to the ground. A wind turbine in the French Briey area, not too far from the Luxembourg border, caught fire in spectacular manner on Thursday evening. Info Trafic Lorraine et Frontière (ITLF) have shared photos and a video showing the flames bursting out of the . . . Complete story »
Thit tuirbín gaoithe sa gaoth mór
I gCois Fharraige, deisceart Chonamara, sa “Galway Wind Park,” thit tuirbín gaoithe sa gaoth mór a bhí sa stoirm Éowen. (A wind turbine in the Galway Wind Park was knocked over by the high winds of storm Éowen.) Scaití, ní bhíonn na muilte gaoithe féin in ann ag an stoirm…tuirbínbar an gCnoc in Indreabhán inniu #eowyn pic.twitter.com/IMacCqdXFc — Adhmhaidin (@Adhmhaidin) January 24, 2025 An bhfuil muileann ollmhór gaoithe imithe le fána in Indreabhán? pic.twitter.com/c2K4al3rDg — Naoise Ó Muirí TD (@naoiseomuiri) . . . Complete story »
Turbine blade debris remains in hills months after damage
Parts of a Viking turbine blade which broke in October remain on the hills around the wind farm site – almost three months later. SSE Renewables had said in mid-December that preparatory work had been ongoing with turbine contractor Vestas to remove the debris safely. It said recovery would be completed in the first half of January, before a replacement blade could be installed. However photos received by Shetland News this week show that parts of the blade remain scattered . . . Complete story »
New blade crack on Swedish Siemens Gamesa turbine
Another wind turbine blade at the Swedish Björnberget park has broken in an incident last Sunday, occurring exactly two months another blade broke at the Swedish wind farm, in operation since 2023. As was the case the first time, no one was injured in the incident. Beyond a safety zone being set up, the incident has led to all turbines being deactivated – or at least almost all of them; nine of the 60 turbines have remained in production, as . . . Complete story »
Halkirk wind turbine debris has no clean-up date yet: company
The company responsible for a new wind farm in the Halkirk region stated debris which fell off a turbine has no date yet for clean-up. Capital Power’s Halkirk 2 development was stood down in November 2024 after a nacelle and rotor fell to the ground Nov. 8 from the T33 turbine. A resident of Paintearth County, where Halkirk 2 is located, contacted the ECA Review over New Years to state he noticed the debris hadn’t been cleaned up and that . . . Complete story »
Crews clean up hydraulic fluid after Newburyport turbine incident
Newburyport neighbors had their first look at cleanup crews that showed up Tuesday morning along Route 1, all under the watchful eye of the Department of Environmental Protection. This is the result of hydraulic fluid that came cascading down from a wind turbine before ending up across the street, leaving blotches of fluid covering the siding of a condo complex, cars, curbing and fences too. Fire officials say it was all the result of a recent rain storm that included . . . Complete story »
Brennendes Windrad bei Kirchheimbolanden (Donnersbergkreis)
[A wind turbine caught fire on Thursday in the facility on the Hungerberg near Kirchheimbolanden (Donnersberg district). The flames could be seen from afar. The police think a technical defect was the cause. The operator of the wind turbine, Cerventus, estimates that the damage will amount to around one million euros.] Im Windpark auf dem Hungerberg bei Kirchheimbolanden (Donnersbergkreis) brannte am Donnerstag ein Windrad. Die Flammen waren von Weitem zu sehen. Die Polizei geht von einem technischen Defekt als Brandursache . . . Complete story »