CORDIS · 605451 · FP7
AutoWinSpec Automated mechanical property and fatigue life assessment of composite wind turbine blades in less than 4 hours
Coordinator: WLB LIMITED (CY)
The wind turbine industry is one of the fastest growing markets. Current turbines are huge with turbine rotor diameters of over 100m becoming standard. EU energy policy calls for 20% of the EU's 3040Th/y electricity demand to come from renewable sources by 2020, which constitutes a market of some 140€ billion and wind energy is the clear front runner.Presently in situ blade inspection is carried out every 3-6 month visually or with manual operatives involved in dangerous abseiling. In certain cases, a blade is dismantled and transported onshore, making the turbine downtime very high.The AUTOW…
About Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013)
The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) ran from 2007 to 2013 and was the EU's main research-funding instrument of that period. It mobilised roughly €50 billion across cooperation projects, ERC frontier grants, Marie Curie fellowships, capacity-building actions and Euratom research. FP7 closed to new calls in 2013 but its projects continued for years after under their original grant agreements.
EU contribution: €1.0M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 2.3 years from 2014-03-01 to 2016-05-31.
Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who funds this research project?
- This project is funded by the European Union through the Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013) programme, under the BSG-SME funding scheme.
- What is the EU contribution?
- The European Commission contributes €1.0M.
- Which EU programme funds it?
- The project is funded under Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013).
- Who coordinates the project?
- The project is coordinated by WLB LIMITED (CY).
- What is the project timeline?
- The project runs from 2014-03-01 to 2016-05-31 — approximately 2.3 years.
- Where can I find the full project record?
- The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 605451.