Turbine Blade Breaks at Nordsee Ost

Just over a month after it was inaugurated, German 295MW Nordsee Ost wind farm encountered a problem.

RWE Innogy was forced to shut down the wind farm after one of Senvion 6.2M126 wind turbines suffered a blade loss last Friday.

“The turbine has been shut down immediately. Nobody was injured,” said RWE Innogy in a statement.

Several ships and a helicopter were used in the salvage operation, after which the recovered parts were taken to Senvion’s production site in Bremerhaven.

Senvion spokesperson told Offshore WIND: “A full investigation is underway to identify the exact cause of the blade loss. As the incident has not been fully investigated yet, we cannot comment on the cause of the damage.”

Based on the first results of the ongoing investigation, the turbine manufacturer called it an individual case as this has never happened before.

At the moment, nearly half of the 48 turbines at Nordsee Ost are operational.