03/09/2025
This blade explosion is from a few days ago at an offshore wind farm in Ireland. When this happened in July 2024 to a Vineyard Wind Turbine, they grossly minimized its danger and impact by re-naming it (re-branding it) as a “blade failure.” Let’s call a spade a spade. This video from Ireland more than categorizes these incidents an explosions.
Seeing this horrific footage felt like the right time to resurface after a winter hiatus to observe and re-assess the landscape of offshore wind, both locally and globally. With the new presidential administration being so overtly opposed to big wind, we wanted to see what transpired within the first few months of the term, so it could inform how we continue to organize at a local level. and have done an incredible job following the story and keeping the community informed on what’s happening. We are so grateful for their diligence.
Swipe for a few local and federal highlights from the winter and stay tuned for ways we will continue to organize and oppose the industrialization of our oceans.
