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Alinta Wind Farm turbine collapses in Walkaway, causing site closure while Iberdrola Energy investigates
Geraldton Guardian|Jessica Moroney |June 16, 2022
“Out of an abundance of warning, the area has been secured, the wind farm has been shut down, and we’re presently working with the operations and maintenance contractor, Vestas, to find out the reason for the failure,” Iberdrola Australia stated.
“Out of an abundance of warning, the area has been secured, the wind farm has been shut down, and we’re presently working with the operations and maintenance contractor, Vestas, to find out the reason for the failure,” Iberdrola Australia stated.
A collapsed turbine at a Walkaway wind farm has resulted in operations shutting down on the project site, while maintenance contractors investigated the incident.
The wind energy station, Alinta Wind Farm, is operated by one in all Australia’s largest renewable energy belongings, Iberdrola Energy.
In a press release, Iberdrola Australia mentioned Turbine 43 collapsed on personal agricultural land on Wednesday, June 8 about 8.30am about 35km south-east of Geraldton.
The corporate described the incident as “a serious failure”, stating the native landholders and their representatives had been promptly notified of the collapse.
“At this stage it seems that personal property harm is proscribed to a fence dividing two paddocks together …
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A collapsed turbine at a Walkaway wind farm has resulted in operations shutting down on the project site, while maintenance contractors investigated the incident.
The wind energy station, Alinta Wind Farm, is operated by one in all Australia’s largest renewable energy belongings, Iberdrola Energy.
In a press release, Iberdrola Australia mentioned Turbine 43 collapsed on personal agricultural land on Wednesday, June 8 about 8.30am about 35km south-east of Geraldton.
The corporate described the incident as “a serious failure”, stating the native landholders and their representatives had been promptly notified of the collapse.
“At this stage it seems that personal property harm is proscribed to a fence dividing two paddocks together with a portion of a lately planted canola crop,” it acknowledged.
The Walkaway wind farm off Nangetty-Walkaway Street has shut off all operations whereas the reason for the fallen turbine is examined.
“Out of an abundance of warning, the area has been secured, the wind farm has been shut down, and we’re presently working with the operations and maintenance contractor, Vestas, to find out the reason for the failure,” Iberdrola Australia stated.
An anonymous resident who noticed the tower mentioned he was concerned about safety risks and that collapsed turbines had been “a identified situation”.
There have been no identified accidents involving people or wildlife reported by the company.