Causes for the breakages – which hit one in every 184 blades installed in 85 countries survey by the report, Blades: Global Trends in Wind Turbine Downtime Events – range from extreme load buckling through lightning damage to manufacturing defects.
"As the wind industry looks to attract secondary investment from the pension and fund management communities, blade failure and the associated business interruption costs – exacerbated by the shift into emerging markets and growing pressure on manufacturers – can be an unwelcome deterrent," says GCube business development leader Jatin Sharma.
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