Oopsie...

So much for those offshore wind farms being safe and not a problem...

Nantucket beaches were shut down to swimming on Tuesday after a Vineyard Wind offshore wind turbine broke and beachgoers began finding debris from the blade damage incident.

The offshore wind development company on Tuesday said it was sending debris recovery teams to Nantucket’s southern-facing beaches, adding that the cause of the breakage remained unknown. Vineyard Wind’s operations have also been temporarily shut down following the incident.

“Vineyard Wind is fully committed to a swift and safe recovery of all debris, with an unwavering focus on community safety and environmental protection,” the company said in a statement.

Full article, HERE from the Boston Herald.

Edit- Added pic thanks to Stretch! That brown stuff on the column is leaking oil!!!

I find it interesting that no mention is made of any 'other' damage, like oil leaks or anything else. At 300+ feet long, those are some BIG blades, and I'm sure there is a lot of lubrication and other products in those units that aren't good for the environment, but hey, it's 'wind', so it's all good, right? Right???

Sigh...

Meanwhile, the Dutch are falling away from wind power, HERE. And Germany is getting rid of wind farms to open coal mines.

And I don't even want to get into the birdstrike issues... 

But it's GREEN...that's all that counts.