Portions of Vineyard Wind’s damaged blade that have been hanging from the turbine for nearly a month plunged into the ocean early Sunday morning amidst heavy winds in what the town of Nantucket described as a “controlled detachment.”
The latest development at the wind farm 15 miles southwest of the island came as Vineyard Wind and GE Vernova, the manufacturer of the turbine, announced a formal plan late Friday to remove the damaged blade from the turbine.
“Early this morning, portions of the remaining hanging sections of the Vineyard Wind turbine blade detached from the hub,” the town of Nantucket announced in a statement released Sunday evening. “The controlled detachment follows a series of exercises conducted late last week to pitch the blade, which, in combination with storm winds, led to the safe separation of the sections below the root of the blade. Vineyard Wind and GE Vernova are currently assessing the situation to…
