Objetivo The predicted growth of wind turbines in Europe indicates an increase in output of 30% per annum until 2010 This expansion could be supported by expanding the offshore market or through the use of larger turbines elsewhere Blades in excess of 100m in lengt h are being considered to service the required outputs, these must be manufactured in a cost effective manner using cheap, strong and lightweight materials. Glass reinforced plastics (GRP) are used increasingly in place of metal, because they are lightweig ht and corrosion resistant. One major issue that has arisen through the increased use of this material is the lack of testing techniques suitable for the rapid and accurate inspection of large areas. The development of suitable Non-Destructive Testing (NDT ) techniques is essential to allow European wind turbine blade (WTB) manufacturers to successfully employ the most desirable materials that maximise the efficiency of the WTB's and provide a competitive advantage over non-European competitors. The consort ium proposes to develop new and novel automated NDT techniques for the inspection of GRP WTBs. This precompetitive project represents a step change to the current state of art by advancing technology and improving the competitive advantage of European SMEs and LEs. The systems will be applied using a novel automated crawler, minimising the use of manual inspections that are unrepeatable and do not ensure complete areacoverage. The techniques developed will provide a suite of inspection solutions for all typ es of in service and future WTB designs. The techniques will detect and size all of the defect types for each of the blades, given the restrictions of component access, location and environmental surroundings. Both maintenance sectors and manufacturing loc ations have been targeted. Hence the "ReNEWiT" project is designed to deliver total solutions to the total inspection requirements of the total WTB industry. Ámbito científico engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsoptical sensorsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energywind powerengineering and technologymaterials engineeringengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringrobotics Programa(s) FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Tema(s) SME-1 - Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology) Convocatoria de propuestas FP6-2002-SME-1 Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación Data not available Coordinador INNOSPEXION APS Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Raunsbjergvej 10-12 KISSERUP, HVALSO Dinamarca Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (11) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo FAIRWIND (ORKNEY) LTD Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Schoolhouse Stenness ORKNEY Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos HEXCEL COMPOSITES Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección DUXFORD CAMBRIDGE Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos LASER OPTICAL ENGINEERING LTD Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección REARSBY, LEICEISTER Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos LOT ORIEL GMBH & CO KG Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Im Tiefen See 58 DARMSTADT Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos LOT ORIEL LTD Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 1 Mole Business Park LEATHERHEAD, SURREY Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos MILTECH HELLAS SA Grecia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Metaxa Street PEANIA Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos NTD SOLUTIONS LTD Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Dunston Innovation Centre, Dunston Road CHESTERFIELD, DERBYSHIRE Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA Bulgaria Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Studenski SOFIA Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos TWI LIMITED Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Granta Park, Great Abington CAMBRIDGE Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S Dinamarca Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Smed Soerensens vej 5 RINGKOEBING Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos ZENON S.A. ROBOTICS AND INFORMATION Grecia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 5 Kanari Street, Glyka Nera ATHENS Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos