Damaged Vineyard Wind turbine now struck by lightning – The Nantucket Current

Damaged Vineyard Wind Turbine Struck By Lightning, Nantucket Current Photo: The Nantucket Current, Vineyard Wind’s AW-38 turbine that suffered a blade failure in July 2024, seen here in September 2024 – Dan LeMaitre by Jason Graziadei • Mar 02, 2025 The same Vineyard Wind turbine that suffered a blade failure last summer was struck by…

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Placing “right bet” on offshore wind, MA going big on RI’s doorstep, CT holds – Nantucket Current

Map of OCS-A lease areas off Rhode Island.

Colin A. Young, State House News Service • The Nantucket Current (printed in cooperation on the continued coverage of offshore wind turbines, from “We’re Going Big” – Massachusetts Picks More Wind Projects, But Prices Unavailable”) The state announced the slate of projects that will make up its next move towards offshore wind power, but Massachusetts…

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First Vineyard Wind turbine heads out to sea – Nantucket Current

An aerial view of a Vineyard Wind turbine in a body of water.

Reprinted courtesy and permission of The Nantucket Current (https://nantucketcurrent.com) by Jason Graziadei • Sep 07, 2023 A tugboat carrying Vineyard Wind’s first assembled turbine squeezed through the New Bedford hurricane barrier opening on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Vineyard Wind In a milestone for Vineyard Wind, the first assembled turbine components left the port of New…

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