Project description
Digitalised sustainable manufacturing for wind energy powertrains
One way to ensure Europe’s wind energy competitiveness and meet climate and industrial goals is to advance digitalised and sustainable manufacturing. The EU-funded EDWIM project is developing a digitalised, high-performance, and sustainable production model for critical wind turbine powertrain components. It includes gearbox ring gears and generator stators, which are essential for reliability and efficiency in large-scale and offshore wind energy systems. The project also introduces a unified digital architecture based on simulation models to reduce reliance on trial-and-error manufacturing. For gearboxes, it uses electrified induction hardening supported by advanced materials and automated systems. For generators, it develops fully automated, low-emission insulation processes. EDWIM’s goal is to reduce energy use, emissions, and production costs while improving durability.
Objective
The EDWIM project aims to introduce a digitalised, high-performance and sustainable production model for the most critical powertrain elements: gearbox ring gears and generator stators. These components directly impact reliability, efficiency, and operational costs of wind energy, particularly in large-scale and offshore installations.
EDWIM will combine process innovations with a common digital architecture based on simulation models, Digital Twins (DTs) and intelligent Recommendation Systems (RS). This approach will enable virtual simulation of manufacturing processes, accurate process monitoring and product quality assessment as well as process design optimisation, reducing the reliance on empirical methods and costly trial-and-error prototyping. For gearboxes, EDWIM will replace conventional furnace-based treatments with an electrified induction hardening process supported by advanced raw material design, additive-manufactured inductors and automated handling systems. For generators, it will introduce a fully automated stator insulation process based on bio-based tapes and low-VOC resins, supported by DT-enabled monitoring and advanced NDTs. By demonstrating its solutions in two industrial pilot lines, measurable reductions will be achieved in process time, energy and material consumption and pollutants emissions, and in components´ durability and reliability. EDWIM also integrates gender-inclusive design and advanced training for operators, improving health, safety and digital skills across the workforce.
By reducing manufacturing costs, extending turbine reliability and increasing process sustainability, EDWIM contributes directly to the EU Green Deal, the Industrial Strategy and the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan. The project will reinforce Europe’s leadership in clean, digitalised manufacturing, set new standards for advanced production, and enhance the competitiveness of the European wind energy supply chain against global competitors.
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HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility
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HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL5-2025-02
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20500 MONDRAGON
Spain
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