Vestas turbine blade breaks off at Swedish wind farm
Incident occurred at wind farm owned by British asset owner TRIG and serviced by Renewable Energy Systems
A Vestas blade has broken off a turbine at a 213MW Swedish wind farm owned by British investment trust TRIG.
The broken turbine and scattered remnants of the blade were discovered on Wednesday by a local resident, according to local media.
The incident occurred at the Jädraås wind farm in Gävleborg County, an area that sits on Sweden’s Baltic coastline facing Finland.
The wind farm was commissioned in 2013 and boasts 66 Vestas V112 turbines, each with a capacity of 3.2MW.
The wind farm was bought in 2019 by TRIG – ‘The Renewables Infrastructure Group’ – but is serviced by Renewable Energy Systems (RES).
"The safety of our personnel and the public is always our highest priority and while there have been no injuries, we have cordoned off the area as a precaution and are collaborating with the relevant authorities.
"A thorough investigation is now underway."
Vestas was also contacted for comment.