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Background of Renewables
Airglide’s unique nano based surface protection coating system is a key component in helping to overcome some of the significant challenges being faced by the wind turbine and the solar panel sectors.
For Wind Turbines: arresting the rapid degradation of the blade surface; improving wind power efficiency; reducing noise disturbance and increasing capacity factors.
For Solar Panels: keeping and maintaining a clean surface; improving solar power efficiency; protection from the elements for a long lasting investment.
Customer Care
Product Key Advantages for Wind Blades
- We guarantee reduced annual cleaning
- Will drastically reduce ice build up on blade surfaces
- Eliminates debris build up on leading edge and primary areas
- Increases site efficiency
- Airglide can be applied in direct sunlight
- No reflective issues
- Will leave the corporate identity clearer for longer
- Will protect all exterior surfaces including towers
- Application times minimal
- Prevents corrosion ingression
- Adds minimal weight to each blade (depending on size) 0.1 – 0.5 lbs
- Full warranty
- 24hr customer care package
- All Airglide personnel trained and experienced
- Our product utilises ‘nano’ technology in a surface protectant
- Silicon and Teflon free which prevents degradation to painted surfaces
- A dry clean application
Product Key Advantages for Solar Panels
- Benefit from increased production due to debris buildup reduction
- Prevents traffic film buildup too
- No reflective issues
- Application times minimal
- Our product utilises ‘nano’ technology in a surface protectant
- Easier to clean.
Improved capacity factor
Airglide’s unique nano based surface protection coating system is a key component in helping to overcome some of the significant challenges being faced by the wind turbine sector.
Namely arresting the rapid degradation of the blade surface; improving wind power efficiency; reducing noise disturbance and increasing capacity factors.
Industry challenges
Both on and off shore, wind turbine blades are deteriorating faster than manufacturers, owners, developers and operators had imagined leading to costly and sometimes ineffective capital interventions; reductions in energy output and warranty challenges.
Our product has the collective advantages of arresting deterioration of the blade surface; protecting the material underneath; extending the life of the turbine blade; improve the energy output through an improvement in drag with a cleaner, smoother blade; reducing operating and repair costs; cutting noise levels and cutting emissions.
Commercial benefits
According to the Global Wind Energy Council and their 2014 outlook, there are now wind turbine installations in 90 countries with an installed capacity of 318 GW, providing 3% of global electricity supply. They believe the global market will grow to 712 GW in 2020; 1,479 GW in 2030 and 2,089 GW in 2040.
The UK government is committed to sourcing 15% of its energy from renewables by 2020 and based on the current level, significant market growth is anticipated.
Renewable UK estimate there are currently 8,346 wind turbines onshore in the UK (operational, under construction or consented) or 25,038 blades (based on three per turbine) and 3,216 (9,646 blades) off shore. These will provide 31,053 MW of capacity and based on a price per MW of £100 this equates to £27.20 bn pa.
Based on our surface protection coating system, by simply improving the capacity factor from 28% to 29.5% this equates to an increase in annual revenue of £650,00 pa for an average offshore turbine and £140,000 for an onshore turbine.
How does our surface protection coating system work?
Step 1
- Deep cleans the surface with a dry wash product
- Removes all dirt, grime, dead paint cells, oil and other deposits from within the pores of the surface
- Creates a robust but flexible protective shield
- Negatively charges the surface
Step 2
- Fills in the pores to fully protect the surface underneath
- Positively charges the surface
- Creates a robust micron thick barrier as the particles cross polymer link
- Creates a smooth finish at molecular level
