Share

Related Links

Related Stories

  • Making wind turbines more efficient and reducing noise
    A wind turbine at Tjæreborg Enge, 10 km south of Esbjerg in Denmark, has been fitted with a test blade with advanced measuring equipment to gather data on how to make wind turbines more efficient and less noisy.
  • In-service monitoring of turbine blades
    Given the increased size of modern turbine blades and their growing fabrication sophistication and cost, blade monitoring is becoming important to operators and insurers alike.
  • Tooling up for large wind turbine blades
    A company on the Isle of Wight, geographical focus for some of the UK's leading expertise in both composites and renewable energies, has provided Reinforced Plastics with an overview on tooling used to produce today's increasingly enormous wind turbine blades.
  • The challenge of wind turbine blade repair
    WITH A growing number of composite wind turbine blades now in service, rotor blade maintenance is becoming a major issue. George Marsh looks at the techniques used to inspect and repair blades, and experiences first hand a new system designed to speed up the repair process.
  • Meeting the challenge of wind turbine blade repair
    With a growing number of composite wind turbine blades now in service, rotor blade maintenance is becoming a major issue. George Marsh looks at the techniques used to inspect and repair blades and investigates a new system designed to speed up the repair process.

Top 5 Stories

News

LM Glasfiber joins Global Wind Alliance

09 February 2010

Wind turbine blade manufacturer LM Glasfiber’s international service unit has joined the Global Wind Alliance.

The Global Wind Alliance currently brings together 14 key players within maintenance, repair and overhaul of wind turbines offering one point of contact for wind farm owners internationally.

LM Glasfiber's international service unit currently has around 300 employees offering on-site repair solutions and builds on an international network of wind turbine blade workshops.

LM Glasfiber says its entry into the post-warranty wind turbine service and maintenance market is part of an overall strategy to strengthen its service offering and customer responsiveness.

 

This article is featured in:
Wind power

 

Comment on this article

You must be registered and logged in to leave a comment about this article.