Nordex investigates blade damage at a German wind farm.

Nordex is looking into an incident involving a blade breakage at the 28MW A44n Bedburg wind farm located in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany.

According to the turbine manufacturer, a rotor blade on a N149/5.X turbine broke and was found on the morning of January 7, leading to a temporary highway closure by Autobahn Gmbh as a safety measure.

The company stated that there were no injuries from the incident, and the road closure was lifted in the late afternoon of January 7 after Nordex rotated the nacelle by 180° to reposition the damaged rotor blade away from the highway, which is approximately 270 meters from the site.

The local fire department in Bedburg reported that the broken blade was dangling “by a silk thread” at an elevation of about 160 meters.

A team of experts from Nordex has commenced an investigation into the cause of the incident, working closely with the site’s owner, RWE.

However, it is currently not possible to provide a reliable statement regarding the root cause. The rotor blade's removal is expected to be completed as quickly as possible, but the timing is uncertain due to weather conditions.

The A44n Bedburg wind farm, which consists of five N149 turbines, began operations in 2022.