Offshore staff
DUNDEE, UK — Edge Solutions has installed its second Armour Edge blade protection system at the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the German sector of the North Sea.
The company now has a follow-on order to complete further turbines in 2023.
Riffgat, commissioned in 2014, comprises 30 Siemens 3.6 -120 turbines installed on monopoles, 15 km from the island of Borkum.
Technicians from Hemmerschütz undertook the latest work on behalf of wind farm owner Offshore Windpark RIFFGAT, with coordination by the operating entity Omexom Renewable Energies Offshore.
Their campaign followed a trial application of the custom-made erosion shields at the same location in 2020.
The shields feature INEOS’ Luran SC thermoplastic material, created specifically for wind turbine blades. A 2022 study by ORE Catapult predicted the shields would have an operating lifespan of more than 50 years.
Edge Solutions managing director David Urch said, “We’ve used feedback to improve the Armour Edge system with end-to-end flush joints to further simplify application and enhance performance. This has been proven at Riffgat, where last summer’s installation was carried out in a third less time than the previous edge protection used by the farm.”
02.08.2023
