Vineyard Wind cleared to restart some installation after blade damage

Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid (NYSE:AGR) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, on Tuesday said that some installation is resuming at the 806-MW Vineyard Wind 1 project offshore Massachusetts following the issuance of an updated Suspension Order.

The project suffered a blade damage at one of its turbines on July 13. Vineyard Wind and turbine manufacturer GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) presented an action plan in response to the incident on Friday.

Yesterday, the developer said that the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has issued an updated Suspension Order that enables it to resume the installation of towers and nacelles, while further blade installation or power production is not allowed at this time. GE Vernova is in the meantime continuing with blade inspections.

Vineyard Wind and GE Vernova also said they have started controlled cutting activities on the affected turbine, reducing the risk of additional debris falling into the ocean.

”Our primary focus continues to be removing the parts of the blade that pose any risk of contributing further debris into the ocean,” said GE Vernova chief sustainability officer Roger Martella.

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