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Trelleborg Launches Frame™ Radar Absorbing Material at WinEurope Offshore 2019

Trelleborg’s applied technologies operation will launch Frame™, a new radar absorbing material for wind turbines, blade and nacelles, at WindEurope Offshore to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, later this month.

From Trelleborg AB 19 Nov 2019

Offshore Wind Innovation Hub Introduces Health & Safety Criteria to Its Innovation Roadmaps

For the first time the Offshore Wind Innovation Hub (OWIH) will consider Health & Safety (H&S) criteria as it assesses and prioritises the technology innovation needs of the offshore wind sector.

From ORE Catapult 18 Nov 2019

GE’s Haliade-X 12 MW Nacelle, the World’s Most Powerful Offshore Wind Turbine, Arrives in the UK for Testing

A nacelle from GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine has arrived at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s testing facility in Blyth, Northumberland, ahead of a rigorous testing programme designed to prepare it for years of operation at sea.

From ORE Catapult 13 Nov 2019

NREL Produces Wind Turbine Blade Components Using Arkema’s Thermoplastic Resin

At its Composites Manufacturing Education and Technology (CoMET) Facility, NREL is producing wind turbine blade components with Arkema’s Elium liquid thermoplastic resin.

From Arkema 11 Nov 2019

Solar and Wind Energy Enhance Drought Resilience and Groundwater Sustainability

Solar and wind farms are being set up across the country to reduce carbon emissions. These renewables also have another vital effect—preserving more water in the ground.

7 Nov 2019

New Method for Making Wind Energy Systems More Efficient and Cost-Effective

Scientists based in Brazil have formulated a method to better regulate wind energy systems for generating electricity. Wind energy systems are usually costly to maintain, and can only transform a part of the generated energy into storage.

7 Nov 2019

ORE Catapult Launches New Multi-Million-Pound Floating Wind Centre of Excellence

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has today (Thursday 31 October 2019) launched a new multi-million pound national Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence to drive forward the development of next generation offshore wind technologies.

From ORE Catapult 6 Nov 2019

BUMAX Wins Order for Belgian Offshore Wind Farm

Leading Swedish manufacturer of premium stainless steel fasteners BUMAX has received a large order for corrosion resistant and maintenance free studs to be used for a wind farm off the Belgian coast.

From BUMAX AB 6 Nov 2019

Sulzer Schmid and NNAISENSE Join Forces to Develop Wind Industry’s Most Advanced AI Engine for Automated Blade Damage Detection

Sulzer Schmid, a Swiss company pioneering UAV technology for rotor blade inspections, and NNAISENSE, a world leading artificial intelligence specialist, have partnered to develop an artificial intelligence engine to automatically detect rotor blade damages on wind turbine.

From NNAISENSE 5 Sep 2019