The Odal wind farm in Norway has temporarily shut down after a 236-ft, 22-ton blade fell off a Siemens (OTCPK:SIEGY) (OTCPK:SMEGF) turbine, Reuters reported Thursday.
The wind farm consists of 34 Siemens Gamesa 4.X wind turbines, the type the company has flagged as suffering from quality issues including excessive wear of components such as the rotor blades and main bearings.
Fifteen of the 34 turbines at Odal already were out of service after damage related to a manufacturing defect in the blades was discovered.
The incident comes as Gamesa owner Siemens Energy’s (OTCPK:SIEGY) (OTCPK:SMEGF) offshore wind turbine business has been plagued by quality problems and increased product costs.
Akershus Energi Vind, Cloudberry Clean Energy and KLP each own a third of the Odal project, which can produce enough electricity to supply 33K households.
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