Project overview:
Self-Positioning Single Blade Installation Tool
Awardee:
GE Renewable Energy
Start Date:
Q1, 2022
Technical Challenge Area:
O&M and Safety
Completion Date:
Q3, 2023
Synopsis:
GE Renewables will develop a new Single Blade Installation (SBI) tool which will use dual fans to control the blade position by counteracting environmental forces, thus eliminating the need for taglines.
Target Outcomes:
1
Develop a report outlining adaptation scope detailing the specific modifications needed to implement the novel SBI tool, design requirements detailing technical criteria, Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost, and a commercialization timeline.
2
Design and construct an onshore field-scale prototype, and then conduct operational testing at an onshore wind farm. Subsequent to test data analysis, undertake a conceptual design of the offshore-scale tool.
