Carbon in Wind Turbine Blades - An underestimated risk?

Overview & Audience

Carbon fibre is enabling the development of longer and lighter wind turbine blades, but its structural properties introduce technical challenges that differ significantly from traditional glass fibre designs.

In this technical breakfast session, Clean Sky Ventures and Clyde & Co will explore how carbon is incorporated into blade structures, the challenges associated with lightning protection, and how damage can originate from manufacturing defects, transportation and operational events. Through illustrations and practical examples, we will examine various technical concerns and as well as some of the potential resultant insurance considerations with the view to providing the insurance market with a deeper technical understanding of carbon blade damage, its assessment and the insurance implications.