LM Wind Power announced on November 10 that her record-breaking 107m blade for the GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X platform has received its Component Certificate from the TÜV Nord certifying body.
The component certification hinged on the testing of two 107m blades produced at our factory in Cherbourg, France. One blade completed its testing at the WTTC test facility in Boston, USA in September. And the other underwent a full-scale test (including static test, fatigue test and post-fatigue test) at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) ORE Catapult’s facility in Blyth, UK.
The final pull of the post-fatigue test took place in mid-October and less than two weeks later, the blade Component Certificate was secured. This was only possible because of the advanced documentation preparation and close coordination between WTTC, ORE Catapult, LM Wind Power, GE Renewable Energy and TÜV Nord.
“Validating a blade and composite structure with the size and complexity of the Haliade-X LM 107.0 P is a technological milestone never seen or tried before! We are proud of the team whose tenacity and perseverance were continuously challenged by the circumstances we had to operate in, such as during the pandemic,” said Hanif Mashal, VP Engineering.