A federal agency is barring Vineyard Wind from manufacturing energy from its wind turbines after its failure. The turbine failure has created safety and environmental issues for beaches in Nantucket. Earlier this week the Bureau of Safety and Enviromental Enforcement issued the order which bars the company from generating power until they submit a risk analysis, and mitigation plan to the fed.
“As our investigation continues, we are serving as a federal liaison between the responsible party, Vineyard Wind 1, GE Vernova, and other federal, state, local, and Tribal agencies,” said BSEE Director Kevin Sligh. “We are continuously engaged across all the incident response entities to ensure response operations are well coordinated and conducted safely through information sharing, planning and analysis of proposed activities.”
“BSEE prioritizes offshore worker safety and environmental protection, and we will use all tools available to ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations on the Outer Continental Shelf,” said Director Sligh.
BSEE is conducting its own comprehensive and independent investigation into the causes and factors contributing to the incident and will evaluate all information provided to us. Those findings will be released to the public once our investigation is complete.
Left unanswered is what led to the breakdown. Federal officials are continuing that investigation.
The company that made the turbines, GE Vernova says that it was a manufacturing bonding issue.
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