eTa Blades will perform a poster presentation at the EWEA technology workshop "Analysis of Operating Wind Farms 2016" on the subject: Achieving superior performance and extended asset life-cycle on aging wind assets though re-blading. The poster sessions will take place on Thursday 14 April, from 11:00 to 11:45 and from 17:00 to 18:30.
Blades are the turbine component most impacted by age. Coating, Lamination, Aerodynamics, Lightning protection systems all show increasing failures over time: trailing edge, blade shell, Spar, Root and Lightning protection systems are the parts that are most hit by age.
Carlo Durante, Founder and Board Member of eTa Blades, will be one of the speakers of the 2th International Conference Wind Turbine Rotor Blade O&M - 19-21 April 2016, Bremen – Germany on the subject: Retrofit blades as cost effective alternative to increase blade life time Steps into re-blading Blade re-design for superior performance and turbine [...]
eTa Blades has been selected as one of the 100 national champions for 100 Italian Energy Stories, the report presented by Enel and Symbola Foundation on the occasion of the COP21 climate conference in Paris. "Every year 400 wind turbines set off from this part of Italy for other parts of Europe or for the [...]
eTa Blades will perform a poster presentation at the EWEA Annual Event on Re-Power, Re-Fit - or Re-blade? Two poster presentation sessions and a Poster Award Ceremony will take place between 10:30-11:30 and 16:00-17:00 on Thursday, 19 November 2015.
The performance degradation of old wind-farms and decreasing incentive tariffs across Europe for the new projects disappoint small independent wind-farmers. At the same, time large players target asset consolidation to secure long-term portfolios requiring longer asset life-cycle and enhanced returns. Operators can opt for several alternatives to improve projects or assets value. Continue to read
eTa Blades took part to the AEE event "Palas eólicas: diseño, fabricación, verificación/diagnóstico, mantenimiento y reciclaje" with a speech on re-blading.
eta Blades has been selected with its MEWI-B project as one of the 161 SMEs from 23 countries in the latest round of Horizon 2020 SME Instrument Phase 1. The objective MEWi-B (More Efficient Wind Blades) is the implementation and production of universal aeroelastic wind blades, which are recyclable, highly efficient and able to operate [...]
Debate about latest trends of entrepreneurial ecosystems within the Adriatic-Ionian Macro-Region. During the event the contribution of regional stakeholders will be presented together with the point of view of entrepreneurs (among which eTa Blades). The debate will develop around demand and supply issues among issues connected to accessibility of services though NEXT-IS platform and their [...]
Much is involved in designing a wind turbine blade, including taking note of changing industry conditions and the need to address persistent issues of reliability and resilience. Tildy Bayar spoke with blade designers and manufacturers to see how the industry is addressing the issues and designing the blades of the future. Click here [...]