Nordex turbine reported to have collapsed in Wales after prolonged overspeed condition
EIR-0790Provisional entry. Confirmed: a Nordex turbine collapsed at a wind farm in Wales in 2022 and the manufacturer attributes it to an overspeed condition lasting more than four hours. Not yet known: the site, turbine model, date, and whether anyone was injured. Next update: 17 September 2026.
A Nordex wind turbine collapsed at a wind farm in Wales earlier in 2022, according to trade press reporting. Nordex concluded that the turbine had been running in an 'overspeed condition' for more than four hours before the collapse. The wind farm name, turbine model and exact date were not reported in the available text, and nothing has been reported about injuries or wider site measures.
Nordex is reported to have identified an overspeed condition lasting more than four hours before the collapse. Why rotor speed was not brought within safe limits has not been reported.
- Overspeed protection and shutdown functions should be tested and validated so that they act within their designed time limits.
- Sustained abnormal operating conditions should raise alarms that prompt prompt remote or on-site intervention.
- Where a manufacturer establishes a root cause after a turbine failure, sharing it across the fleet helps other owners of the same platform act early.
Published 2026-09-15. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.