EirBlade
National Repository of Decommissioned Wind Turbine Blades
Advancing green energy by transforming end-of-life wind turbines to resources for the circular economy
About
Thousands of wind turbines will be decommissioned in Ireland in the next decade. Solutions are needed to stop wind turbine blades ending up in landfills. EirBlade’s data-driven tools enable repurposing applications for decommissioned blades
EirBlade is creating new knowledge and tools to unlock the circular economy for wind energy.
EirBlade's national database of wind turbine blades is the most detailed and technically rich ever developed.
It offers fast and easy access to detailed information on blade age, condition, decommissioning dates, and structural properties.
Our visual inspection and condition rating system is the first to specifically address second-life applications for blades.
EirBlade's portfolio of tools is helping designers, architects and engineers to find the right blade for every repurposing application.
Our Tools
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Our Team
Learn more about the people who make EirBlade possible.
Dr Vesna Jaksic
EirBlade Team LeadStructural Engineer
Dr Paul Leahy
EirBlade Team Co-LeadElectrical Engineer
Dr Cormac Ó Súilleabháin
Societal ChampionSenior Executive Engineer, Cork City Council
Mr James Rigney
Deputy Societal ChampionSenior Executive Engineer, Cork County Council
Mr Kieran Ruane
Senior ResearcherStructural Engineer
Dr Angela Nagle
Industry Champion & Senior ResearcherEnvironmental Engineer
Dr Krishna CP
Senior ResearcherPhysicist
Dr Finbarr Buckley
ResearcherChemist
Mr John Swanton
Senior Software Researcher (MTU)Software Developer
Mr Branislav Batel
ResearcherCivil Engineer & Data Analyst
Dr Andrew Cahman
EirBlade CollaboratorMechanical Engineer
Dr Mitra Kamidelivand
Research FellowEnvironmental engineer
Ayesha Khan
Student Intern (UCC)Mechanical & Environmental Engineer
Jonna Wilson
Student Intern (UCC)Electrical Engineer
Mr Matthew Kilanni
Student Intern (MTU)Software/GIS Engineer
Mr Rory Harrington
Student Intern (MTU)Software Engineer
Media
What can be done with 11,000 tons of used wind turbine blades?
RTÉ Brainstorm sponsored by Research Ireland, presenter Ella McSweeney
EU-funded Cork project gives new life to old wind turbine blades
EU Commission in Ireland, Article by Sarah Coleman, Freelance Broadcast Journalist
What Happens to Wind Turbine Blades After They Die? | Dr. Paul Leahy | TEDxKlagenfurt
Irska razvija projekat koji starim lopaticama vetroturbina daje novi život (Ireland is developing a project that gives new life to old wind turbine blades.)
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