Study will help to unlock potential for bigger turbines

A £2.3million research partnership between the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and the University of Bristol could help unlock larger and more powerful wind turbines than ever before.

Forming the Wind Blade Research Hub (WBRH), the five-year partnership has its sights set on building more efficient blades that harness more energy from the wind, which will prove crucial as the industry prepares to nearly double the power of offshore wind turbines, from 8MW today to 13-15MW by 2025. Dr Stephen Wyatt, ORE Catapult’s Research and Disruptive Innovation Director, said: “Producing ever larger turbines means manufacturing even longer blades – something which pushes current technology to the very limit. “As such, these longer blades will... ... More: Official Press Release ORE Catapult

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