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Wind turbine blade inspection highlighting structural integrity and performance risks

How do we make wind farm blade failures a problem of the past?

By Mathias Reding, Director of Engineering, Bladena Blade reliability remains a critical focus, with recent...
CORTIR international blade conference

CORTIR III International Blade Conference in Copenhagen

Last week we hosted the CORTIR III International Blade Conference in Copenhagen. The event brought...
Bladena and OREC - full-scale torsional load tests

ORE Catapult and Bladena – a RES company – launch full-scale testing of next generation blade reinforcement technology

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has signed an agreement with wind engineering specialist Bladena...

Assessing the root cause of a blade defect

A 2.0 MW V90 turbine, commissioned in 2008, experienced a shell debond from the boxbar...

D-TE™ – enabling operation through adverse conditions

A 1.7 MW wind turbine with 50.2 m blades suffered damage when approximately 0.5 m...

D-TE™ – restoring blade integrity for higher availability

Challenge A 5 MW wind turbine with 59.5 m blades, commissioned in 2013, was being...

D-String® enabling long-term performance with minimal repairs

A 1.5 MW wind turbine with 37 m blades, commissioned in 2007, had developed multiple...

D-TE™ – strengthening blades to withstand strong winds

A 0.9 MW wind turbine with 27 m blades, commissioned in 2012, was being curtailed...

D-String® + D-TE™ – custom solution to stop open trailing edge

A 1.5 MW wind turbine with 34 m blades, commissioned in 2003, was experiencing open...