Feasibility of natural fibre usage for wind turbine blade components: A structural and environmental assessment

K Pender, K Bacharoudis, F Romoli, P Greaves… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
There are two key areas of development across wind turbine blade lifecycles with the
potential to reduce the impact of wind energy generation:(1) deploying lower-impact …

Comparison of blade optimisation strategies for the IEA 15MW reference turbine

S Scott, P Greaves, T Macquart… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Reference wind turbine models are crucial for enabling the research community to advance
technology and meet the challenges associated with upscaling. The IEA 15 MW is one such …

Adhesive Snap-Fit Joints for Modular Wind Turbine Blades: A Numerical Feasibility Study

MB Ansari, V Maes, T Macquart, BC Kim… - Journal of Physics …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Larger rotor diameters are sought by wind turbine manufacturers as they favour cost-
effective energy generation. However, manufacturing, transporting, and installing longer …

[PDF][PDF] WP4–D1. 1. WIND TURBINE BLADES DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING, CURRENT STATE-OF-THE ART

O Nixon-Pearson, P Greaves, D Mamalis, L Stevenson - 2022 - celticseapower.co.uk
The main scope of this project is for production of the next generation of turbine blades with
reduced environmental impact, and with the next generation of recyclable materials in the …