Wind Turbines Suffer Rash of Safety Issues

March 21, 2025--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--In July last year, residents and beachgoers of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, began spotting debris scattered along the beach that turned out to be greenish foam and fiberglass from a broken wind turbine blade on a windfarm being constructed about 15 miles offshore. Late last month, the same turbine, still without a blade, was struck by lightning. Two other notable turbine failures occurred late last week in Canada and Norway, causing some to question the safety of these renewable installations.