WELCOME ADDRESS
Welcome to the MAREWIND Newsletter.
Always moving forward!
Our journey started in December 2020. Since then, countless people have visited our channels to be up to date with the MAREWIND’ activities. Thank you!
And now, we are so happy you are reading the third newsletter of the MAREWIND project. For this reason, today, our mission is to provide you with an overview of the latest results.
During the first 18 month of the project, WP2 "Fabrication and testing elements individually" has been completed and the second milestone of the project has been successfully achieved!
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MAREWIND TOWARDS A MORE ECONOMIC AND SUSTAINABLE OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR
MAREWIND solutions will pave the way for the next generation offshore wind generators and facilities that aim to solve the technological, economical, business, and societal challenges we are now facing. In addition, it will strengthen the leading role of Europe in the global offshore wind market with current 22,072 MW of installed cumulative capacity, followed by Asian and North America markets.
Watch the video and learn more about the MAREWIND's journey!
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MAREWIND 18th month progress
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It has been a busy and productive first phase of the MAREWIND project. Since its launch in December 2020, the MAREWIND team has been working hard on progressing to achieve the ambitious goals.
On 22-23 June, the MAREWIND consortium gathered to discuss the project status and progress.
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PROJECT PROGRESS SO FAR
Fabrication and testing elements has come to an end!
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Anticorrosion coatings for metallic elements
The MAREWIND Consortium has been working on the development of an anticorrosion coating for key metallic elements. The coating consists of three layers with different chemical compositions and, therefore, different corrosion protections.
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Antierosion superhydrophobic PU coating for blades
Based on the commercially available systems, the selection of the wind turbine blade coating for trials was undertaken. To achieve the desired repellence and erosion resistance, TWI has incorporated functional additives into the selected coating matrices.
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Developing a fouling-preventing coating for offshore
LUREDERRA and TECNAN have been developing a fouling-preventing coating for different materials of offshore structures that are submerged. It has been characterized at laboratory scale.
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Progress on predictive modelling and SHM
INEGI, together with other partners, developed on predictive modelling and SHM tools for preventive maintenance of wind energy. Also, other activities such as the development of the FEA models and the design and test of the FBGs/DFO sensors have been carried out.
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Reinforcing composites production
EIRE defined a preliminary material test matrix that is being used to test the initial epoxy-SiO2 resin formulations developed by TWI. A final material test matrix was also defined to generate a material datasheet for the chosen epoxy-SiO2. In addition, CETMA produced recyclable composite laminates to compare properties of innovative composite laminates with the traditional ones.
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Synthesis of new concrete materials
ACCIONA and CETMA developed the design of high and ultrahigh performance concretes and Alkali Activated concretes, respectively, that fulfil offshore infrastructures requirements. Moreover, durability characterization and standard concrete ageing at real environment exposure were tested.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
REOTech 2022 - International Conference on Renewable Energies and Ocean Technologies
When: September 12-14, Porto.
Partner: INEGI is involved as participant and promotor of a symposium with the scope of Marewind.
More information here.
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