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Wind farm shut down again after blade breaks off Siemens Gamesa 4.X turbine

A wind farm in Norway has been shut down after a blade broke off a Siemens Gamesa 4.X turbine at the...

'Defects' in Siemens Gamesa 4.X turbines cause partial shut-down of wind project

A wind farm operator has claimed that manufacturing defects in more than a dozen Siemens Gamesa 4.X ...

Probe launched after Nordex turbine fire at Scottish wind farm

Wind farm operator Renantis has launched an investigation after a Nordex wind turbine caught fire at...

Turbine fire at South Australia wind farm

A fire destroyed a wind turbine at an onshore wind farm in South Australia on 7 February, the state’...

Rotor falls off Nordex wind turbine in Norway during maintenance work

The rotor fell off a Nordex turbine at an onshore wind farm in Norway during high winds and while th...

GE Vernova defends Cypress wind turbine platform after series of failures

GE Vernova has defended its Cypress wind turbine platform after various reports of blades snapping a...

Second blade breaks off malfunctioning GE wind turbine in Germany

A second blade snapped off a GE turbine at a wind farm in Germany, the project developer confirmed, ...

Siemens Energy’s wind woes prompt German government talks

Siemens Energy has confirmed it is in talks with the German government and other stakeholders about ...

Malfunctioning sensor caused GE wind turbine collapse – Enefit

A malfunctioning sensor caused a GE turbine to collapse at a Lithuanian wind farm earlier this year,...

Blaze destroys Vestas turbine at Iowa wind project

A Vestas wind turbine was destroyed after it caught fire at a wind farm in Iowa on Tuesday (17 Octob...

Developer 'shares public anger' after second GE turbine blade snaps at German wind farm

A turbine blade at wind farm in Germany snapped and littered the ground with debris, prompting anger...

Siemens Gamesa restricting wind turbine sales as it battles component issues

Siemens Gamesa is restricting the sale of its 4.X and 5.X onshore wind turbines while it battles a q...

On My Radar with Eize de Vries: Why low quality can come at a high cost

Long before even hearing of the “cost of poor quality” concept, I remember adults in our community n...

Siemens Gamesa seeks to delay wind turbine delivery amid component failures — report

Siemens Gamesa is reportedly trying to delay the delivery of wind turbines from its 5.X platform as ...

Siemens Energy widens probe into Siemens Gamesa's wind turbine issues with new taskforce – sources

Siemens Energy is widening a probe into the extensive turbine component issues it revealed at subsid...

Blade breaks off new Siemens Gamesa turbine in Brazil as struggles mount

Siemens Gamesa is investigating after a blade broke off one of its turbines at an onshore wind farm ...

German wind turbine snaps and collapses into field

A wind turbine snapped and collapsed into a field in north-west Germany, with its operator reportedl...

Analysis: The trouble at Siemens Gamesa

Siemens Energy scrapped its financial outlook last week after revealing the shocking extent of turbi...

Updated: Siemens Energy shares continue to plummet after revealing €1bn Siemens Gamesa wind turbine failures

Shares in Siemens Energy tumbled by 40% before a slight recovery after its subsidiary, Siemens Games...

Scale of wind turbine failures are 'a bitter setback' – Siemens Gamesa CEO

Siemens Gamesa CEO Jochen Eickholt told reporters that problems with his company's wind turbine bear...

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