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Windfarm Blade Services Merger

Services on offer will include blade internal drone inspections

Posted on April 15, 2021

GEV Wind Power, one of the world’s leading wind turbine blade repair and maintenance providers has merged with Danish based Wind Power Lab.

The existing management teams, led by CEO’s David Fletcher and Anders Røpke, will continue to lead their respective businesses in this growth market.

GEV provides field blade repair and maintenance services to wind farm manufacturers and operators in the UK, Europe and the US, operating both onshore and in challenging offshore environments. Wind turbine blades are susceptible to erosion and weather damage, which affects aerodynamic efficiency and reduces their energy production (and can sometimes stop the turbine operating altogether). GEV specialises in providing highly qualified technicians to repair blades, reducing downtime and maximising production. It has repaired over 5,000 turbines to date and with turbines increasing in size and rotating faster, making them more prone to damage, GEV has a vital role to play in supporting the growth and ensuring wind turbines keep spinning.

WPL provides world class blade expertise and machine learning enabled services for all wind farm park owners, irrespective of the number of turbines they operate. Asset managers worldwide can utilise WPL services for identification of blade defects and data driven blade repair recommendations.

As a combined force, the organisation will operate with a global footprint and be able to provide a comprehensive range of cost effective predictive blade maintenance services. The merger, it is claimed, will also create the only independent service provider that is able to provide services to the whole rotor blade value chain and introduce to a wider client base new technologies such as blade internal drone inspections.

By Jake Frith

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