Wind (onshore) incidents recorded in Japan, with what happened, the contributing factors and the lessons, each with its sources.
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On the 24th (the source gives the day only; October 2026 is inferred from the report date), a fire broke out near the base of the blades on Unit 2 of the Tohaku Wind Power Plant in Kotoura, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The fire started close to the area where...
On 12 April a blade on a wind turbine in Oga City, Akita Prefecture, broke during operation. The operator reported to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry that a lightning strike on 20 March had damaged the blade. Continued running weakened the...
A fire at a wind power generator in Kotoura town, Tottori Prefecture, Japan, was reported by TV Asahi News on 24 October 2026 as extinguished. The full article could not be retrieved, so this entry rests on the headline and feed summary alone. The report does...
The record behind each entry: the manufacturer, integrator and operator, root cause, failure mode, downtime, losses and every source.
An 81-year-old man died after a 40-metre wind turbine blade broke off and fell to the ground at Araya Seaside Park in Akita prefecture, Japan. Police received an emergency call on the Friday morning reporting that a blade had broken off a turbine at the park....
A 13-year-old Gamesa G80 2MW wind turbine at the JFE Engineering wind project near Chinzei, in Saga prefecture on the Japanese island of Kyushu, caught fire at around 3pm on 21 August 2017. The fire burned for roughly 16 hours before it was extinguished....
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