Wind turbine reported to have collapsed at Vattenfall site in the Netherlands

Jan 2023Published 16 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

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Where: Eemmeerdijk project, Netherlands
Operator: Vattenfall
What: Wind turbine collapsed
Injuries: None reported
Response: Emergency services attended

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Companies named in the reporting of this entry (being named is not a finding of fault): Vattenfall

What happened

A wind turbine is reported to have collapsed in the Netherlands at a site operated by Vattenfall, with the incident reported to have happened at the Eemmeerdijk project. Emergency services attended, and the Flevoland fire brigade said it was lucky that nobody was passing when the turbine fell. The fire brigade said the utility placed other turbines in a safe mode after the incident. Reporting available is brief: the structural cause, the extent of damage, any injuries and the remediation timeline are not reported.

Contributing factors

Not reported.

Lessons learned

After a wind turbine collapse, operators must place other turbines at the site into safe mode quickly while the cause is found.
A wind turbine collapse can occur with little warning and debris can reach public routes, so exclusion zones must be set.

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

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Structural cause of the collapse
Extent of damage to the turbine
Remediation timeline

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Source

Recharge (rechargenews.com)

Site page: Eemmeerdijk wind farm (status, dates and other incidents)

Published 2026-09-16. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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