Commercialisation of Advanced Composite Material Technology: Carbon-Glass Hybrid in PowderEpoxy for Large (60-100m) Wind Turbine Blades

Project Information

POWDERBLADE

Grant agreement ID: 730747

DOI

10.3030/730747

Project closed

EC signature date 9 October 2016

Start date 1 November 2016

End date 31 December 2019

Funded under

• Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

Total cost

€ 3 558 500,00

EU contribution

€ 2 731 700,00

Coordinated by

EIRECOMPOSITES TEORANTA
Ireland

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (2)

End User Future Innovation Panel Report

Set up of End User Future Innovation panel to capture stakeholder input (research community, OEMs, operators, industry platforms like EUMaT) on new materials demonstration. Virtual meetings of innovation panel at regular intervals to provide strategic feedback into Steering Committee as part of iterative product development process. Updates from the panel to be shared with wider stakeholder community as appropriate through website blogs and news updates. To be updated annually (M24, 36).

Publications

Conference papers (UEDIN) 5 papers will be generated with 4 to be peer reviewed. Participation in Key Conferences (Eire): There is a well-established set of conferences, representing the renewables industry whose roles include communication of technology and commercial developments. Examples of Conferences will include IWEA Annual Conference, EWEA Annual Conference, Renewable UK – Global Offshore Wind and EWEA Offshore 2017 which has over 8,000 people in attendance. 5 conference papers will be publishes by EC.

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (2)

Project Website & Videos

Communication tools (WestBIC to lead with input from all partners): Appropriate branding and communication tools will be developed to support communication & dissemination activities. This will include a web page to be created for the project and two videos/animations will be filmed (one more technical targeted at primary audiences and the second targeted at non-technical audiences & highlighting wider benefits), Blog type articles presenting project progress will be posted on the project/ÉireComposites website and updated regularly to show progress. At least one national newspaper article is planned if the FTI application is successful. Social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Linked-In will be used as appropriate to inform wider stakeholders of progress.

Social Media Channels

Social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Linked-In set up and used as appropriate to inform wider stakeholders of progress.

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (1)

Certified Materials and Report on Benchmarking

Certified materials. Report on benchmarking against competitors’ materials and demonstrating powder epoxy laminates to have superior mechanical properties.

Publications

Conference proceedings (3)

A Carbon Fibre Reinforced Powder Epoxy Manufacturing Process for Tidal Turbine Blades

Author(s): Dimitrios Mamalis, Tomas Flanagan, Adrian Doyle, Conchúr M. Ó Brádaigh
Published in: 2017
Publisher: European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference 2017

DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES FOR COMPOSITE TIDAL TURBINE BLADES

Author(s): Conor Glennon*, Tomas Flanagan, Adrian Doyle, Gavin Kelly, Conchúr Ó Brádaigh, William Finnegan
Published in: 2018
Publisher: SAMPE Europe Conference 2018 Southampton

POWDER EPOXY BASED UD-CFRP MANUFACTURING ROUTES FOR WIND AND TIDAL TURBINE BLADES

Author(s): Colin Robert, Dimitrios Mamalis, Parvez Alam, Austin D. Lafferty, Cormac Ó Cadhain, Gearóid Breathnach, Edward D. McCarthy, Conchúr M. Ó Brádaigh
Published in: 2018
Publisher: SAMPE Europe Conference 2018 Southampton

Peer reviewed articles (2)

Characterisation of epoxy powders for processing thick-section composite structures

Author(s): James M.Maguire, Kapileswar Nayak, Conchúr M.Ó'Brádaigh
Published in: Materials & Design, Issue Volume 139, October 2017, 2018, Page(s) Pages 112-121, ISSN 0264-1275
Publisher: Elsevier BV

Effect of Fibre Straightness and Sizing in Carbon Fibre Reinforced Powder Epoxy Composites

Author(s): Dimitrios Mamalis, Tomas Flanagan, Conchúr M.Ó'Brádaigh
Published in: Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Issue July 2018, 2018, ISSN 1359-835X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.