The largest blade in the world !

On June 21 at Global Offshore Wind in the UK, we announced the world’s longest blade – again – this time alongside our customer Adwen. This huge component of 88.4 meters has been specifically designed for Adwen’s AD 8-180 wind turbine model, with 8MW nominal capacity and a 180 meter rotor diameter.Development work has been ongoing with the customer for the past year and it has now culminated with the first two of these huge blades seeing the light of day at the Pilot Plant in Lunderskov, Denmark. One blade will be tested at our own facilities, the other will go to an external facility in Aalborg.

LM Wind Power has a history of breaking size records – with the LM 61.5 P as the world’s first blade exceeding 54 meters in 2004, followed by the record-breaking LM 73.5 P in 2011. The LM 88.4 P dwarves these blades by comparison – in fact, the LM 73.5 P could easily fit inside it.

Creating a blade on this scale presents a large step forward towards lowering the cost of energy from offshore wind, said Roel Schuring, VP Engineering. “With the current blade we have the most competitive offering in the offshore industry because we use the smartest combinations of materials,” he said.

Added Alexis Crama, VP Offshore, “This blade demonstrates our ability to bring innovation and this kind of product to the industry. But what is most important is not that we are the largest blade; the most important is that we make blades that are technology proven, produced every day with absolute reliability and quality focus.”

After months of dedicated work on this project, you are now welcome to share this great news with your friends, family and network. For the sharable version of this story and the official press release, visit our website. We have also devoted a full webpage to sharable content on the world’s longest blade – including photos, graphics and a new video. Watch and share this new video on YouTube, taking a look behind the scenes as we built the world's longest blade.On June 21 at Global Offshore Wind in the UK, we announced the world’s longest blade – again – this time alongside our customer Adwen. This huge component of 88.4 meters has been specifically designed for Adwen’s AD 8-180 wind turbine model, with 8MW nominal capacity and a 180 meter rotor diameter.

Development work has been ongoing with the customer for the past year and it has now culminated with the first two of these huge blades seeing the light of day at the Pilot Plant in Lunderskov, Denmark. One blade will be tested at our own facilities, the other will go to an external facility in Aalborg.

LM Wind Power has a history of breaking size records – with the LM 61.5 P as the world’s first blade exceeding 54 meters in 2004, followed by the record-breaking LM 73.5 P in 2011. The LM 88.4 P dwarves these blades by comparison – in fact, the LM 73.5 P could easily fit inside it.

Creating a blade on this scale presents a large step forward towards lowering the cost of energy from offshore wind, said Roel Schuring, VP Engineering. “With the current blade we have the most competitive offering in the offshore industry because we use the smartest combinations of materials,” he said.

Added Alexis Crama, VP Offshore, “This blade demonstrates our ability to bring innovation and this kind of product to the industry. But what is most important is not that we are the largest blade; the most important is that we make blades that are technology proven, produced every day with absolute reliability and quality focus.”