Vestas and Tilt Renewables are investigating the cause of a blade failure at the recently-commissioned 336MW Dundonnell wind farm in Victoria, Australia.
Tilt has reported that a single blade separated from the hub of a Vestas machine and fell to the ground on the evening of 5 October.
No injuries were caused by the incident and no other property or wind turbines were damaged, Tilt said in a statement.
The Australian developer has removed all 80 turbines at the site from service while it undertakes an investigation and assessment of the damage, the company added.
“A root cause analysis will be completed in conjunction with the wind turbine manufacturer, Vestas, which will inform the assurance process on the other turbines prior to these being returned to service,” Tilt said.
“Appropriate commercial and contractual provisions are in place to mitigate the effects of an incident of this nature and at this time it is not expected to materially impact the business.”
Dundonnell, located 23km north-east of Mortlake in Victoria’s Western District, is equipped with 80 Vestas V150-4.2MW units with 189m tip heights.
Tilt achieved first power at the site in March 2020 and completed turbine installation in July.
In late September Tilt said that all turbines were operable and output had reached 150MW in line with restrictions placed on the project by the Australian Energy Market Operator.