A crack was discovered recently in 1 of the rotor blades of Egchelse Heide Wind Farm during a maintenance check. This needs to be replaced, the wind farm’s initiators report. Replacement was planned for this week. The Egchelse Heide Wind...
Three rotor blades that are getting a second life thanks to Pure Energie Enschede, were delivered to the Droneport Eemshaven. After being cleaned, the rotor blades will be stored at Droneport Eemshaven for drone inspection and rotor blade repair training....
Finally, together! As the long-awaited event of the global composites community, JEC World 2022 in May will bring together professionals from all backgrounds, eager to meet again in person. Indeed, JEC World remains the unmissable trade show dedicated to composite...
At the end of this week, the last rotor blade was lifted in the Noord-Beveland onshore wind farm. This means the completion of the construction phase. The electrical work on the turbine will now follow. The Noord-Beveland wind farm, located...
A Dutch-Spanish consortium consisting of Pontis Engineering, Twenco and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, kicked-off the joint UP-WELD project seeking to demonstrate the welding of thermoplastic structures of more than 100 meters long and the feasibility of recyclable blades. New developments...
Due to the large demand for offshore wind in the future, component production, including the blades, needs to increase significantly. A consortium in Denmark has kicked-off research project AIOLOS, which aims to optimize factory output at low cost. Dutch Pontis...
Blades have been the so-called ‘underdog’ in wind energy for a long time. Its use was practical but not seen by definition as a vital element. Only later did the industry became aware of its importance in the energy production...
Boltlife’s blade to hub flange connection methodology Wind turbine generators get bigger and bigger each year. As a result, the dynamic forces on a rotor blade during its operation become immense. These tremendous forces are transferred through the blade-to-hub connection,...
