Leading Edge Advanced Protection using novel thermoplastic materials and processes for offshore Wind turbine blades.
LEAPWind is a 1 million euro project which is being funded through the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. The aim of LEAPWind is to produce a new commercial leading-edge blade component using advanced composite materials and innovative manufacturing processes.
Objectives:
To develop a commercial-scale process for manufacturing ÉireComposites’s leading-edge wind-blade component
To de-risk the technology by performing physical (structural and rain erosion) testing of a full-scale prototype leading-edge blade component