Gamesa denies blade responsibility

Spanish wind turbine maker Gamesa has denied any knowledge of or responsibility for a rotor blade that snapped off one of its 2MW G87 machines at the Allegheny Ridge wind farm in Pennsylvania over the weekend.

Gamesa developed, built and manufactured the components for Allegheny Ridge, which was one of the largest wind farms in Pennsylvania when it was commissioned in 2007. The 80MW project has been owned and operated for several years by Australia’s Infigen Energy.

While no injuries or further damage occurred, Infigen shut down all 40 turbines as a temporary precaution. It is unclear what caused the blade to break off roughly two-thirds of the way down, although strong winds were reported over the weekend.

Infigen and Gamesa have locked horns in the past…

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