Objective WALiD will combine design, material and process developments using thermoplastic materials to create cost-efficient, lightweight and recyclable blades which will be demonstrated by industrial end-users. The power generated by off-shore wind turbines is proportional to the rotor plane area of the blade. However, the weight of large blades puts the materials used under considerable strain, leading to shorter operational life. Off-shore wind turbines operate under harsh conditions e.g. extreme temperatures, humidity & salt conditions. Despite these critical technical requirements for strength and stability, the materials must be cost-efficient and recyclable. The key innovation in WALiD is the introduction of thermoplastic composite materials and processing into wind blade applications. These materials can replace thermoset-based materials in the root, tip and shear web, leading to the following advantages:1. Improved design of blade root, connection concept and tip: strain analysis on the blade will enable high-performance thermoplastic composites to replace thermosetting components, saving costs and weight.2. Replacement of the shell core with thermoplastic foam materials: the density of the core material can be modified to the specific load, optimizing the weight/stability profile. Further cost and weight savings will result from processing (elimination of cutting process, no infiltration of resin into empty spaces).3. Improved modular concept of shear web design: replacement of thermosets by thermoplastic composite structures to ensure lightweight, load-optimized design.4. Development of fibre-reinforced thermoplastic coating, improving environmental resistance, anti-icing properties and durability against abrasion combined with a new predictive simulation model.Strong industrial participation (74% of the project budget) with an accompanying unfunded Industrial Exploitation Board will ensure the commercial relevance and exploitation of these developments. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energywind powerengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and films Programme(s) FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies Topic(s) NMP.2012.2.2-4 - Cost-effective materials for larger blades for off-shore wind energy applications Call for proposal FP7-NMP-2012-SMALL-6 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Address Hansastrasse 27c 80686 Munchen Germany See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Andrea Zeumann (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 831 478,50 Participants (14) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all WPS WINDRAD POWER SYSTEMS GMBH Participation ended Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Verbindungsstrasse 6 18209 Bad doberan See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Cornelia Groth Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Norner Innovation AS Participation ended Norway EU contribution € 0,00 Address Asdalstrand 291 3960 Stathelle See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Thor Kamfjord (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window SMITHERS RAPRA AND SMITHERS PIRA LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 516 849,45 Address Shrewsbury road SY4 4NR Shrewsbury See on map Region West Midlands (England) Shropshire and Staffordshire Shropshire CC Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Suzanne Wilkinson (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO Netherlands EU contribution € 336 010,71 Address Anna van buerenplein 1 2595 DA Den haag See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Martin De Jong (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window A.P.T. 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