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Drumlins Park Wind Farm Blade Break Investigation

Sector: Wind • Location: Ireland

Source: reNews.Biz

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Operational With Temporary Shutdown Due To Incident

GE and Energia are investigating the cause of a blade break at the 48MW Drumlins Park wind farm in County Monaghan, Ireland. The incident occurred on April 22, 2026, involving turbine 8 in the array. The wind farm has been temporarily shut down while the incident is assessed. The wind farm began construction in spring 2022 and started commercial operation in 2024, featuring GE Vernova 6.1-158 turb

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Wind, Raw Materials, Commercial
Location
Ireland
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
reNews.Biz

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The project “Drumlins Park Wind Farm Blade Break Investigation” is an infrastructure initiative in the Wind sector, located in Ireland. Taiyo aggregates data on it from reNews.Biz.

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operational with temporary shutdown due to incident

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2026-07-22

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GE and Energia are investigating the cause of a blade break at the 48MW Drumlins Park wind farm in County Monaghan, Ireland. The incident occurred on April 22, 2026, involving turbine 8 in the array. The wind farm has been temporarily shut down while the incident is assessed. The wind farm began construction in spring 2022 and started commercial operation in 2024, featuring GE Vernova 6.1-158 turbines.

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Ireland

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Wind, Raw Materials, Commercial

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2026-04-27

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