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  • Researchers Working on Blade Bearings Improvement

    17 February 2016
    R&D

    A research project has been launched to establish the foundations for the further development of blade bearings. The HAPT (Highly Accelerated Pitch Bearing Test) project has gathered researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology IWES Nordwest, the Institute of Machine Elements, Engineering Design and Tribology (IMKT) at Leibniz Universität Hannover […]

  • ETI Appoints Blade Dynamics to Develop World’s Longest Wind Turbine Blades (UK)

    7 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Technology

    The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has appointed Blade Dynamics to develop and demonstrate the technologies for constructing what are expected to be the world’s longest wind turbine blades ever built. As part of the £15.5 million project the ETI will become an equity investor in the Isle of Wight-based blade developer – helping with technology […]

  • ATKEPP Invites to China Wind Turbine Blade Mission

    13 July 2012
    Technology

    ATKEPP Ltd, an international energy consultant, is planning to organize a China Wind Turbine Blade Mission from Oct. 19 to Oct. 25, 2012. The mission will visit 5 top Chinese wind turbine blade production facilities in four cities. The visited manufacturers will include Huiteng, Dongqi, Sinoma, Century Energy and Zhongfu Lianzhong Composites. The target companies […]

  • WindEurope Calls For Wind Turbine Blade Landfilling Ban

    16 June 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    WindEurope has called for a Europe-wide landfill ban on decommissioned wind turbine blades by 2025. Europe’s wind industry actively commits to re-use, recycle, or recover 100 per cent of decommissioned blades, WindEurope said. This comes after several industry-leading companies announced plans for blade recycling and recovery. A landfill ban would further accelerate the development of […]

  • Report on Materials Usage in Wind Turbine Blades Out Now

    5 February 2015
    R&D

    A report published in January 2015 from industry consultants, AMI Consulting, calculates that the global demand for materials in the production of wind turbine blades grew by over 10% per annum in the last three years. While materials usage has risen strongly, there are uncertainties ahead and changing market dynamics. On the one hand governmental […]

  • ORE Catapult, Bristol Uni Set Up Wind Blade Research Hub

    21 June 2017
    R&D

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the University of Bristol have formed the Wind Blade Research Hub (WBRH), a five-year research partnership worth GBP 2.3 million and dedicated to building more efficient offshore wind turbine blades that harness more energy from the wind.

  • Germany: Wind Blades in Global Sea

    12 March 2013

    The wind energy industry is continuing to expand worldwide with the industry ebbing and flowing as global governments decide policy on supporting renewable power and then reconsider the economics, causing delays in financing major projects. The industry is caught in the financial tide but is growing with offshore and new countries coming into the marketplace. […]

  • GEV to Unveil Full-Size Habitat at RenewableUK’s Event

    18 June 2015
    Technology

    GEV Wind Power will unveil a a full-sized model of its innovative turbine blade habitat at the Renewable UK Global Offshore Wind exhibition (24-25th June 2015). Located at stand 102, the Habitat model will be mounted to the outside of a Power Climber blade access platform and visitors will be able to walk around. The Habitat enables an […]

  • First Fully Recyclable Wind Turbine Blade Rolls Out

    17 March 2022
    Environment, R&D, Technology

    The ZEBRA (Zero wastE Blade ReseArch) consortium has produced the first prototype of its 100 per cent recyclable wind turbine blade. Within the project, LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy Business, has designed and built the world’s largest thermoplastic blade at its Ponferrada plant in Spain. This milestone is achieved after a year of […]

  • The Netherlands: Airborne Manufactures First Two Nautricity Tidal Blades

    13 December 2012
    Technology

    Airborne Marine has announced the first two successfully manufactured 1-shot RTM Tidal blades with embedded insert technology. These first two blades are part of a series of seven 4 metre blades for the Nautricity 250KW test turbine, shortly to be deployed at the EMEC test site in Scotland. In the summer of 2013, this series […]

  • ORE Catapult Welcomes Longest Blade at Blyth

    2 March 2018
    R&D, Technology

    One of the world’s longest offshore wind turbine blades has arrived at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s testing facilities in Blyth, Northumberland.

  • GE Swoops on Blade Dynamics

    2 December 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    General Electric (GE) has acquired Blade Dynamics, the developer of what are to be the world’s longest wind turbine blades. Blade Dynamics says that GE’s interest in the company is ”based on its innovative technology which has the potential to radically transform the blade manufacturing process.” The new technology is estimated to reduce the cost of electricity generation of […]

  • Vattenfall Gathers Blade Squad

    14 May 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Vattenfall has signed a Framework Agreement with two UK and one Danish company to provide up-tower blade maintenance and repair at the company’s wind farms for a minimum period of two years. The Swedish energy company selected GEV Wind Power, James Fisher Marine Services, and Danish Blade Service to provide the blade maintenance and repair […]

  • The Netherlands: Airborne Manufactures First Commercial RTM Performance Blades for Tocardo

    14 February 2013
    Technology

    Airborne Marine has manufactured the first commercial Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) performance blades for Tocardo, a leading producer of tidal and free-flow water turbines. The blades will be shipped to the Tocardo assembly site in Den Oever, The Netherlands. The RTM performance blades will be mounted on Tocardo’s commercially available turbines which will be shipped […]

  • UK: Very Long Offshore Wind Turbine Blade to Be Tested

    17 December 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Blade Dynamics has announced that the design phase of their ‘Very Long Blade Project’ for the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has successfully concluded and that the prototyping phase will now begin. Blade Dynamics will now assemble an approximately 80-metre long blade prototype, and will begin static and fatigue tests before the end of 2014. Siemens […]

  • German Researchers Unveil Smart Blades Concepts

    8 February 2016
    R&D, Technology

    German researchers gathered around the Research Alliance Wind Energy (FVWE) have completed a three-year Smart Blades project that resulted in new concepts for intelligent rotor blades which can adapt to the wind, thus allowing turbine rotor blades to produce electricity more efficiently, Fraunhofer IWES said in a statement. Rotor blades are subject to severely fluctuating wind loads due to the […]

  • Offshore Modular Blade Arrives at ORE Catapult

    12 August 2015
    R&D, Technology

    Blade Dynamics’ prototype ‘D78’ blade has arrived at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s test, demonstration and research centre in Blyth, Northumberland, ahead of a planned six month testing programme. The blade has been designed and manufactured in both the UK and USA and made its way, from the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, to […]

  • Germany: Conference to Discuss Optimization of Wind Turbine Rotor Blades

    19 December 2012

    The International VDI Conference “Rotor Blades of Wind Turbines” to be held in Hamburg, Germany, on 17 and 18 April 2013 will discuss the most recent developments in rotor blades of wind turbines.  More profit at reduced cost: This is the clear aim of plant manufacturers, suppliers and operators within the wind energy industry. Rotor […]

  • Denmark: Siemens Completes 75 Meter Long Rotor Blades

    12 June 2012

    Siemens has produced the first batch of its new 75 meter long B75 rotor blades. They will be installed on the second prototype of Siemens’ 6-MW offshore wind turbine, which will be erected in the second half of the year in Denmark’s Østerild Test Station. The 75 meter long B75 Quantum Blade demonstrates tremendous strength […]

  • Liftra Presents New Standard in Blade Installation (Denmark)

    20 December 2011
    Technology

    Liftra strives to set a new standard in blade installation with the development of the Blade Dragon.   The Blade Dragon is a remote controlled yoke that handles blades in wind speeds up to 12 m/s for installation on the hub in all positions. Liftra is recognized by international wind turbine industry as a professional […]

  • Vestas Raring to Grow in UK

    27 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, R&D, Technology

    Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas plans to further expand its UK offshore wind production footprint, contingent on securing sufficient project volume in the upcoming Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 4. Following its recent re-entry into offshore wind, Vestas is now investigating the potential of expanding its UK footprint through additional manufacturing and supplier sites across […]

  • GE Confirms UK Trip for Haliade-X 12 MW Gear

    25 June 2019
    R&D, Technology

    GE Renewable Energy has confirmed that the Haliade-X 12 MW nacelle and the 107-metre long blade will be shipped to ORE Catapult’s testing facilities in Blyth, UK as part of an advanced technology testing program. The program will focus on enhancing the Haliade-X platform before it enters into serial production in 2021. The Haliade-X nacelle, […]

  • DNV GL Certifies ORE Catapult’s New Blade Fatigue Analysis Software

    19 October 2015
    R&D, Technology

    DNV GL has certified a software developed by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult as part of a project to develop a new bi-axial blade fatigue testing method. The project is aimed at reducing fatigue test times by almost a half and overall test times by a quarter. The two-year collaborative Knowledge Transfer Partnership project between […]

  • Germany: Wind Blades in Global Sea

    24 January 2013

    The wind energy industry is continuing to expand worldwide with the industry ebbing and flowing as global governments decide policy on supporting renewable power and then reconsider the economics, causing delays in financing major projects. The industry is caught in the financial tide but is growing with offshore and new countries coming into the marketplace. […]

  • GE Haliade-X Blade Passes Tests, Secures Component Certificate

    10 November 2020
    R&D, Technology

    LM Wind Power’s 107-metre blade for the GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X wind turbine has received its Component Certificate from TÜV Nord. The component certification hinged on the testing of two blades produced at LM Wind Power’s factory in Cherbourg, France, the company said. One blade completed its testing at the WTTC test facility in Boston, […]

  • Fraunhofer and Partners Develop Light, Recyclable Blades

    4 October 2016
    Environment, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT have partnered with industry experts to develop thermoplastic foams and composites that make the offshore wind turbine blades lighter and recyclable. The new materials are expected to help operators expedite and simplify the transportation, installation, disassembly and disposal of the ever-increasing offshore wind rotor blades, according to Fraunhofer. Since […]