Probe underway after another huge turbine blade snaps off at Scottish wind farm
Credit: By Mary Wright, 14 DEC 2024 · scottishdailyexpress.co.uk ~~
A probe is underway after part of a huge turbine blade sheared off at one of Scotland’s newest wind farms, triggering safety fears.
The end of a turbine blade has sheared off at Sneddon Law (Image: Rachel Connor/Facebook)
The incident happened at Sneddon Law Wind Farm in East Ayrshire – which operates 15 turbines and only opened earlier this year –when around a third of a 49 metre blade snapped off.
Campaigners warned “peoples’ lives are at risk” and have called for the wind farm to be shut down to “allow a thorough review” of the other 14 turbines that remain operational.
The Scotland Against Spin (SAS) campaign group says “by far the biggest number of incidents involving turbines are due to blade failure”. The group also pointed to recent blade damage at a wind farm in Shetland.
The £75million wind farm in a rural area of East Ayrshire is operated by Cheshire-based CWP Energy, with the turbines supplied by Danish manufacturer Vestas.
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2024/12/15/probe-underway-after-another-huge-turbine-blade-snaps-off-at-scottish-wind-farm/
