Wind turbine blades manufactured in Gaspé withdrawn in the USA
Radio-Gaspésie|Jan 20, 2025
At the end of the investigation, the suspension order was lifted on Friday, with the obligation to remove all the blades that had been manufactured in Gaspé and installed before the incident in July. This represents approximately sixty blades that will be removed in 2025 and returned to Canada. The Bureau also prohibits the installation of new blades from Gaspé. All other blades from the Vineyard Wind project will therefore be manufactured at the LM Wind Power plant in Cherbourg, France.
At the end of the investigation, the suspension order was lifted on Friday, with the obligation to remove all the blades that had been manufactured in Gaspé and installed before the incident in July. This represents approximately sixty blades that will be removed in 2025 and returned to Canada. The Bureau also prohibits the installation of new blades from Gaspé. All other blades from the Vineyard Wind project will therefore be manufactured at the LM Wind Power plant in Cherbourg, France.
All wind turbine blades manufactured in Gaspé must be removed from the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm on the American east coast.
It should be recalled that following an investigation launched in July 2024 following the breakage of a wind turbine blade due to a lack of glue, the United States Environmental Protection and Safety Bureau suspended the project while GE Vernova and the developer carried out checks.
At the end of the investigation, the suspension order was lifted on Friday, with the obligation to remove all the blades that had been manufactured in Gaspé and installed before the incident in July. This represents approximately sixty blades that will be removed in 2025 and returned to Canada.
The Bureau also prohibits the …
... more [truncated due to possible copyright]All wind turbine blades manufactured in Gaspé must be removed from the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm on the American east coast.
It should be recalled that following an investigation launched in July 2024 following the breakage of a wind turbine blade due to a lack of glue, the United States Environmental Protection and Safety Bureau suspended the project while GE Vernova and the developer carried out checks.
At the end of the investigation, the suspension order was lifted on Friday, with the obligation to remove all the blades that had been manufactured in Gaspé and installed before the incident in July. This represents approximately sixty blades that will be removed in 2025 and returned to Canada.
The Bureau also prohibits the installation of new blades from Gaspé. All other blades from the Vineyard Wind project will therefore be manufactured at the LM Wind Power plant in Cherbourg, France, where several blades had already been sent for repair. A certified verification agent must supervise production.
GE Vernova and Vineyard Wind are also required to conduct an environmental study to assess the damage caused by the July 2024 outage.
Another independent study is underway in the matter.
While the Canadian industry is worried about the possibility of seeing Trump increase customs tariffs by 25%, this is a new blow that has befallen the LM Wind Power plant. Let us recall that 80% of the Gaspé production is currently sent to the United States.
With information from the New Bedford Light .