Leading edge erosion specialists Edge Solutions have completed the second installation of their Armour Edge blade protection system at the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the southern North Sea and have now secured a follow-on order to complete further turbines in 2023. The 2022 programme was completed by technicians from hemmerschütz GmbH on behalf of […]
A new type of leading-edge protection could outlast the wind turbines on which it is installed – with a predicted lifespan of more than 50 years, weather conditions dependent. The Armour Edge samples lasted an average 232 hours – significantly longer than other leading-edge protection systems (LEPs) tested previously at Blyth. ORE Catapult then modelled […]