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Company says manufacturing problem was behind wind turbine blade breaking off Nantucket Island
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — The maker of a massive wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket Island says a manufacturing problem was responsible. GE Vernova, on a conference call Wednesday, said that insufficient bonding was the responsible for the blade coming apart and washing up on the beaches and that there was no indication of a design flaw. Parts of the more than 100-yard-long blade began to fall into the ocean July 13 and crews have been collecting truckloads of debris ever since. The federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said that operations at Vineyard Wind have been suspended until it can be determined whether the “blade failure” impacts other turbine blades on the project.
Celebrating 'Sconset's Legacy Of Theater, On The Isle Presents "The Threepenny Opera" This Weekend
In the village of Siasconset on Nantucket’s easternmost end, a unique chapter of American theatrical history continues to unfold. This enclave was once the quiet summer haven for some of the most prominent actors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, their legacy is preserved and celebrated by a dedicated community committed to keeping the spirit of the Actor's Colony through On The Isle – a ‘Sconset-based theater organization that calls the ‘Sconset Casino home.
The Demands of Optimism
There is nothing quite so heartening and thrilling than for the world to turn around and demonstrate that you were right all along. Your faith and your intellect enjoys a well-deserved trip around the Olympic stadium, shaking hands and waving flags. Most enjoyable, you run past your critics with their heads down and eyes averted. Life does not always validate your parking, but when it does, you take your trot with a spring in your step and a glint in your eye.
GE engages Arcadis for environmental assessment of Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm blade failure
General Vernova (GE) has engaged the design and engineering firm Arcadis to conduct an environmental assessment of the blade failure at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm. The assessment, currently under internal review by GE, is expected to be available for external review shortly and to be presented at the Select Board meeting this Wednesday, 24 July.
Initial Environmental Assessment Of Vineyard Wind Turbine Blade Failure Released
One week after fiberglass and styrofoam debris from Vineyard Wind's destroyed turbine blade began washing up on Nantucket, the town has released an initial environmental assessment of the incident. The report states the primary risk from the turbine blade debris is physical injuries to those coming in contact with it...
In Nantucket's New Our Island Home, Staffing Is More Important Than The Building
To the editor: This is a paradox: It seems that, with Our Island Home, we are going from one extreme to the other, but each time the building remains the focus. We know from the pandemic that many residents died in skilled nursing homes rated five-stars by Medicare. The New York Times had a feature article about that. Many residents died in beautiful buildings meant to appeal to families deciding which skilled nursing home to choose.
FinCom shades STR articles
(July 25, 2024) The Finance Committee has not backed any of the short-term rental articles on the warrant for September’s Special Town Meeting, including a compromise version endorsed by the Planning Board. The ultimate decision, as always, will be up to the voters. “On the original short-term rental committee,...
The history of Greater Light
(July 25, 2024) Two artistic Quaker sisters from Philadelphia, Gertrude and Hanna Monaghan, discovered what became Greater Light in the summer of 1929, when they followed a herd of cows up Main Street and, out of curiosity, continued their pursuit down what was then called Bull Lane, but is now a part of Howard Street.
Swim Across America takes to water Saturday
(July 25, 2024) Swim Across America-Nantucket, one of the island’s largest annual fundraisers, will return to Jetties Beach Saturday. Now in its 12th year, Swim Across America has raised over $5 million to support on-island cancer services.
Did Vineyard Wind anticipate problems?
(July 25, 2024) The idea that a wind turbine blade could break apart and spread thousands of pieces of foam and fiberglass across the south shore never came to mind for members of town administration and the Select Board when they were negotiating the so-called Good Neighbor Agreement with Vineyard Wind four years ago.
Nantucket Wind Turbine Damaged
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Kenneth Steven Day
Kenny Steven “Kenny” Day, of Foley, Minn. and formerly of Nantucket, died Saturday, July 20, 2024, after a brief illness. He was 58. Kenny was born March 7, 1966 to Patricia (Norton) and James Day. He grew up on Nantucket and graduated from Nantucket High School with the Class of 1984.
Luxury research vessel Gene Chaser spends weekend in Boat Basin
(July 25, 2024) The water temperature in the harbor continues to hover at 77 degrees, likely the highest it will be this summer. Sunday’s full buck moon brought tides nearly one foot higher and lower than normal to the shores, grounding more than the normal flotsam and jetsam. Each day the sun skips ahead a minute, dusk picking up her pace as we settle into mid-summer.
GE Vernova offers few satisfying answers to Nantucket residents concerned about broken wind turbine debris
Nantucket residents dissatisfied with the response, clean up, and lack of specifics surrounding a turbine that broke and fell into the ocean at an offshore wind farm last week pushed for answers at a Select Board meeting Wednesday night and urged town officials to abandon the project. Debris from the...
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