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Monday, July 14, 2025
GE Vernova Pays Nantucket $10.5 Million for Busted Blade
News

GE Vernova Pays Nantucket $10.5 Million for Busted Blade

(Bloomberg) — GE Vernova Inc. will pay $10.5 million to the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, after one of its offshore wind turbine blades broke into

July 14, 2025
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Offshore

Turbine Trouble: GE Vernova Outlines Plan to Fix Broken Blade that Sparked an Offshore Wind Firestorm in Nantucket

GE Vernova has announced plans to remove and replace some turbine blades while strengthening others at the Vineyard Wind 1 project near Nantucket,

October 23, 2024
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Offshore

Vineyard Wind Allowed to Resume Limited Offshore Turbine Installation

Aug 13 (Reuters) – Vineyard Wind and GE Vernova on Tuesday said U.S. safety officials have allowed them to resume limited construction on

August 14, 2024
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Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Offshore

Shattered Wind Blade Puts Nantucket on Frontlines of a Clean-Energy Fight

(Bloomberg) — Weeks after a busted wind turbine washed onto Nantucket shores, residents of this wealthy Massachusetts enclave are still angry. Some even

August 13, 2024
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Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Incidents

GE Vernova Finds Manufacturing Defect After Vineyard Wind Turbine Accident

(Bloomberg) — GE Vernova Inc. plans to reinspect every offshore wind-turbine blade the company has ever produced, after finding a “material

July 24, 2024
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Thursday, July 18, 2024
Offshore

U.S. Coast Guard Issues Warning After Wind Turbine Blade Breaks Off at Vineyard Wind Farm

The U.S. Coast Guard has advised mariners to exercise extreme caution following reports of a 300-foot-long piece of debris in the water near where an offshore

July 18, 2024
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Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Offshore

US Offshore Wind Farm Shut Down After Turbine Debris Fouls Beaches

July 16 (Reuters) – The Vineyard Wind offshore wind project off the coast of Massachusetts is shut down until further notice while

July 17, 2024
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024
A GE Haliade-X Turbine Stands in the Vineyard Wind 1 Project Area South of Martha’s Vineyard. Credit: Eric Haynes
Offshore

Broken Offshore Wind Blade Debris Washes Up in Nantucket

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Investigators are probing the cause of a damaged offshore wind turbine blade that sent debris washing

July 16, 2024
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Offshore

Avangrid’s New England Wind Construction and Operations Plan Approved

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has given the green light to Avangrid’s New England Wind Construction and Operations Plan (COP), authorizing the

July 2, 2024
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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Offshore

Vineyard Wind Project Delivers First Offshore Wind Power to New England

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Avangrid, Inc. have announced the successful delivery of the first power from the Vineyard Wind offshore wind

January 3, 2024
Total Views: 1554

Monday, September 11, 2023
Vineyard Wind wind turbine leaves New Bedford. Photo courtesy of Vineyard Wind.
Energy

Vineyard Wind Ships Out First Turbine From New Bedford

Vineyard Wind shipped out the first GE Haliade-X Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) from New Bedford to its home location over 30 miles from Cape Cod. Foss Maritime,

September 11, 2023
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Vineyard Wind wind turbine leaves New Bedford. Photo courtesy of Vineyard Wind.
Press Releases

Vineyard Wind’s First Turbine Departs New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal

ONCE INSTALLED, THE GE HALIADE-X WILL “STAND AS A PROUD SYMBOL OF AMERICA’S CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION” Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between AVANGRID,

September 11, 2023
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Friday, June 9, 2023
Vineyard Wind Marks ‘Steel in the Water’ at Nation’s First Big Offshore Wind Farm
Offshore

Vineyard Wind Marks ‘Steel in the Water’ at Nation’s First Big Offshore Wind Farm

The developer of the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm has announced the start of offshore construction, marking a major milestone in

June 9, 2023
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Monday, May 15, 2023
Vineyard Wind Turns to Bubbles to Reduce Noise from Offshore Wind Construction
Energy

Vineyard Wind Turns to Bubbles to Reduce Noise from Offshore Wind Construction

Vineyard Wind announced a program to test deploying an innovative bubble curtain to help reduce noise pollution during offshore wind foundation installation.

May 15, 2023
Total Views: 4534

Wednesday, February 22, 2023
NOAA Fisheries Ship With Whale
Offshore

Offshore Wind Developer Turns to AI to Protect Right Whales

By Todd Woody (Bloomberg) — The blustery waters off Massachusetts are prime real estate for wind farms key to meeting US climate targets. That area of

February 22, 2023
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Monday, October 31, 2022
offshore wind turbine
Offshore

Industry Group Calls on Congress to Close Loophole in Offshore Energy Labor Law

An association representing the offshore marine transportation service industry is accusing the developer of the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore

October 31, 2022
Total Views: 1799

Wednesday, May 4, 2022
DEME Partners With Barge Master on New Jones Act Feeder Barge Solution for Offshore Wind
Offshore

DEME Partners With Barge Master on New Jones Act Feeder Barge Solution for Offshore Wind

DEME Offshore US, part of Belgium-based DEME Group, has announced a long-term partnership with Dutch company Barge Master to develop the motion compensation

May 4, 2022
Total Views: 1651

Friday, December 17, 2021
US Commercial Fishing Industry Teams Up with Oil Lobby to Fight Against Offshore Wind
Offshore

US Commercial Fishing Industry Teams Up with Oil Lobby to Fight Against Offshore Wind

By Nichola Groom Dec 17 (Reuters) – Members of the U.S. commercial fishing industry are teaming up with an oil industry-backed lobbying group to

December 17, 2021
Total Views: 1397

Friday, November 19, 2021
Vineyard Wind Breaks Ground on Nation’s First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm
Offshore

Vineyard Wind Breaks Ground on Nation’s First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm

A historic grounding breaking ceremony held for Vineyard Wind 1, the United States’ first large-scale offshore wind farm. Vineyard Wind has broken ground

November 19, 2021
Total Views: 1716

Monday, November 1, 2021
offshore wind turbine
Offshore

Semco Marine to Create Offshore Wind Service and Maintenance Hub in Massachusetts

Denmark-based Semco Maritime has announced a partnership with Vineyard Wind, developer of the United States’ first full-scale offshore wind farm, to

November 1, 2021
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