EuCIA joined our partners in EOLIAN, an EU-funded project developing a new generation of sustainable wind turbine blades, in Istanbul on 25th November.
The EOLIAN General Assembly
This event was hosted by Zorlu Enerji.
Led by project coordinator Proplast, the day featured presentations on the project’s work to develop new vitrimer composite materials for manufacturing blades, as well as ways of integrating sensors to enable early detection of damage. The Work Packages focus on:
- Development of advanced materials based on dynamic covalent bonds;
- Multiscale modelling and characterisation of vitrimer chemistries;
- SHM technologies and operation and maintenance methodologies;
- Upscale of vitrimer development and manufacturing of wind turbine blade demo;
- End of life assessment: recycling and reuse of reclaimed materials;
- Sustainability analysis and risk assessment;
- Dissemination and exploitation.
EuCIA leads the dissemination and exploitation activities. The nine other partners are Proplast (Italy), AEP Polymers (Italy), Brunel Composites Centre (UK), Entelea (UK), IRES (Belgium), Norvento Enerxía (Spain), Politecnico di Milano (Italy), Tekniker (Spain), and Zorlu Enerji (Türkiye).
The EOLIAN team in Istanbul
Look out for more news from the General Assembly soon.
EOLIAN – Bio-based, repairable and recyclable vitrimer composites and advanced sensors for highly reliable, sustainable wind blades – will run until November 2027.
Further information is available on the EOLIAN website.
