Renewables

Ørsted CEO says confidence not shaken by malfunction boom in Danish offshore wind

Recent years have seen crashing rotor blades, cracked foundations, and burning nacelles on a handful of turbines in the birthplace of offshore wind. Problems notwithstanding, the Danish utility’s CEO is convinced that such issues will not undermine confidence in technology.
I 2015 knækkede toppen af en af havmøllerne ud for Samsø. | Photo: Samsø Energiakademi / Jørgen Bundgaard.
I 2015 knækkede toppen af en af havmøllerne ud for Samsø. | Photo: Samsø Energiakademi / Jørgen Bundgaard.
by MAZ PLECHINGER

If a wind turbine rotor blade falls into the sea and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a sound?

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