‘We need a standardised dictionary for blade damage’

What is the difference between a split and a crack on a turbine blade? Our guest explains the need for an industry standard for blade damage.

by Ian Griggs 10 February 2025

Speaking ahead of “uåX˜äŠÊ˜·³Ç’s Blades USA conference in late February, Lili Haus, wind energy engineer and scientist at the Electric Power Research Institute, talks about her quest to introduce a global dictionary of agreed terms to categorise blade damage.

In episode 32 of the Wind Power podcast, Haus, a speaker at the Blades USA conference, discusses the latest techniques available for blade inspections, the benefits of non-destructive evaluation and how predictive analysis could reduce the rate of costly blade failures.  

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This episode was produced by Inga Marsden and Til Owen.

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