RWE selects RecyclableBlades for Sofia offshore wind project
Power Engineering International
Posted on: 10 March 2023
Siemens Gamesa’s RecyclableBlades have been selected by RWE for 44 SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbines to be installed at the Sofia offshore wind power project.
Siemens Gamesa’s RecyclableBlades have been chosen by RWE for 44 offshore wind turbines to be installed at the Sofia project off the east coast of the UK.
In 2022, RWE became the first commercial, large-scale offshore developer to install Siemens Gamesa’s RecyclableBlade, with several being utilised in the Kaskasi offshore wind project located 35km north of the island of Heligoland in the German North Sea.
The Sofia project will use RecyclableBlades measuring 108 meters long, representing the first deployment of this variant.
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The Kaskasi project uses 81-meter-long RecyclableBlades on the selected SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines.
Marc Becker, CEO of Siemens Gamesa’s offshore business, said: “Having the opportunity to produce and install 132 RecyclableBlades for the Sofia project is a remarkable achievement.
"It fully demonstrates the joint focus between our companies to develop and deliver even greater levels of sustainability for renewable power generation globally.”
Using the RecyclableBlade technology, according to Siemens Gamesa will enable the full reclamation of the blade’s components at the end of the product’s lifespan: the resin, fiberglass, and wood, among others, are separated using a mild acid solution.
The blades will be manufactured at Siemens Gamesa’s Hull factory, which built the first RecyclableBlades for the Kaskasi project as well.
