GEV’s Blade Maintenance Habitat Secures Patent

GEV Wind Power’s blade maintenance habitat has secured its UK patent and, from SGS BASEEFA, its certification (IPX5) for the waterproofness of its Habitat’s seal.

Alastair Gadney, GEV Wind Power’s projects director said: “The last year has been a whirlwind in the development of our Habitat. From launching at RUK last November, we have secured our UK patent and generated a huge amount of interest from OEM and owner operators alike. We have also developed the I-RIS App to assist blade technicians in their reporting and subsequently are able to offer a very competitive fixed pricing structure.

“We were delighted that our Habitat was a finalist in this year’s EEEGR Innovations Awards and winner of the EIC Innovation Awards in Glasgow earlier in the year.”

GEV Wind Power will showcase a range of innovations designed to reduce maintenance costs in the wind energy sector at RenewableUK’s event on 6-8 October. Visitors will see a full scale model of the Habitat, a live demo of the I-RIS App and learn more about the other initiatives offered by GEV, including the Panoblade camera and fixed priced maintenance plan.

Alastair Gadney concluded: “Our pioneering Habitat has the potential to mitigate any of the planned maintenance days impacted by adverse temperature and precipitation. An exercise carried out by GEV last year highlighted that had the Habitat been available, an increase of at least 1.5% in annual energy production could be achieved for the field owner. Innovation will be key to the success of the UK’s offshore wind industry and at GEV we are striving to play a leading role in the success of this fast moving industry.”

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