GE, Energia probe blade break at Irish wind farm
RENews.biz|Apr 24, 2026
GE and Energia are investigating a blade break at Drumlins wind farm in Ireland, which occurred on April 22, 2026, involving a GE Vernova turbine. There were no injuries, but the wind farm has been temporarily shut down for assessment, and an exclusion zone has been established around the affected turbine. The wind farm, which started operations in 2024, uses GE Vernova 6.1-158 turbines.
GE and Energia are investigating a blade break at Drumlins wind farm in Ireland, which occurred on April 22, 2026, involving a GE Vernova turbine. There were no injuries, but the wind farm has been temporarily shut down for assessment, and an exclusion zone has been established around the affected turbine. The wind farm, which started operations in 2024, uses GE Vernova 6.1-158 turbines.
GE and Energia are investigating the cause of a blade break at the 48MW Drumlins wind farm in county Monaghan, Ireland.
A GE Vernova spokesperson confirmed that the “blade event” occurred on 22 April, and said there were no injuries.
The GE Vernova spokesperson told reNEWS: “On April 22, 2026, a blade event occurred at the Drumlins Park wind farm in Ireland.
“There were no injuries. We are working with our customer to investigate the event.”
An Energia spokesperson added that the blade damage happened with turbine 8 in the array, and the company has established an exclusion zone around the turbine.
The spokesperson added: “The wind farm has been temporarily shut down while the incident is being assessed.
The windfarm is under a …
... more [truncated due to possible copyright]GE and Energia are investigating the cause of a blade break at the 48MW Drumlins wind farm in county Monaghan, Ireland.
A GE Vernova spokesperson confirmed that the “blade event” occurred on 22 April, and said there were no injuries.
The GE Vernova spokesperson told reNEWS: “On April 22, 2026, a blade event occurred at the Drumlins Park wind farm in Ireland.
“There were no injuries. We are working with our customer to investigate the event.”
An Energia spokesperson added that the blade damage happened with turbine 8 in the array, and the company has established an exclusion zone around the turbine.
The spokesperson added: “The wind farm has been temporarily shut down while the incident is being assessed.
The windfarm is under a full-service operation & maintenance contract with the Original Equipment Manufacturer GE Vernova.”
The wind farm began construction in the spring of 2022, and took turbine deliveries in the summer and autumn of 2023.
Commercial operation began at the site in 2024.
Photographs show a turbine with significant damage to one of the blades at the eight-turbine array.
The array features GE Vernova 6.1-158 machines.