Blade protection specialist Edge Solutions has secured two orders for its Armour Edge blade protection system at offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea and the southern North Sea. The latest deals follow the successful trial application of Edge Solutions’ custom-made erosion shields with the same operators at undisclosed sites in 2020 and 2021. The […]
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 […]
Edge Solutions has secured £700,000 investment to roll out its innovative Armour Edge product – developed in collaboration with INEOS Styrolution – which they believe will transform the maintenance of operational wind farms. The Dundee-based innovators have developed an ultra-tough and aerodynamically optimal ‘erosion shield’, named Armour Edge, which quickly and simply repairs eroded wind […]