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GE blames Canada ...
https://nantucketcurrent.com/news/ge-blames-manufacturing-deviation-for-turbine-blade-failure-off-nantucketGE Blames "Manufacturing Deviation" For Vineyard Wind Turbine Blade Failure Off NantucketJason Graziadei • Jul 24, 2024 GE Vernova, the company that built the Vineyard Wind turbine that suffered a blade failure earlier this month, cited a
"manufacturing deviation" at a factory in Canada as the cause of the incident and vowed to reinspect all 150 blades produced at the plant.
The remarks from GE Vernova's leadership team on Wednesday came during the company's second-quarter earnings conference call with investors and represented its first comments on the incident since the blade failed on July 13th.
After debris from the blade began washing up on Nantucket's south shore beaches two days later, the Vineyard Wind project was shut down by the federal government, and the company continues to investigate the cause of the incident. ...
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