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Wind (onshore)United KingdomEIR-0754

Blade damaged on Vestas turbine at Viking wind farm

2024Published 15 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

MinorMechanicalProvisional
Estimated damageEstimated by the register's adjusterHow? Know the real figure?
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turbine out of service for about •• daysShown in the record →Full estimate

A day out at Viking Wind Farm costs about £201,011, at the site's own earnings over its last 30 settled days (wholesale at the market index price). A week out is about £1,407,077. A figure from the market, not a claim: what the site earned, averaged, is what each day out forgoes.

Where
Viking wind farm in the United Kingdom
Operator
SSE Renewables
Manufacturer
Vestas
What
Blade on a turbine was damaged
Cause
Not reported

Companies named in the reporting of this entry (being named is not a finding of fault): SSE Renewables, Vestas

What happened

A blade on a Vestas turbine was damaged at the Viking wind farm in the United Kingdom, one of the UK's largest onshore wind farms. Project operator SSE Renewables confirmed the damage. The available report does not give the date of the damage, the cause, the extent of the damage, or any operational impact.

Contributing factors

Not reported.

Lessons learned

  1. Confirm blade damage promptly with the operator and record which turbine and blade are affected.
  2. Do not infer cause, severity or downtime until those facts are reported.

More lessons on structural integrity and turbines, from every incident on the register.

Not yet known

  • Date of the damage
  • Cause of the damage
  • Extent of the damage
  • Operational impact

This entry is updated when these are reported. Get an alert for the next one like it.

Source

Windpower Monthly (windpowermonthly.com)

Site page: Viking Wind Farm (status, dates and other incidents)

Other entries that name Viking

Published 2026-09-15. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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