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About UsBladena's technology platform originates from more than 10 years of research and development work at DTU-Risø in Denmark. Amongst others, this work formed the basis for 7 patents, which was taken over by Bladena, when it was launched as a spin-out from DTU in 2011. In 2018 Bladena has 11 patents.
Each patent provides a valuable structural enhancement to wind turbine blades, which can be deployed in new blades as well as retrofitted in existing blades. Bladena's technology platform is carried forward via intense participation in research and development projects. During its brief history, the company has already successfully secured financial support for research and development projects (EUDP) - which are sponsored by the Danish government and participating industry partners - worth more than € 8 million. |
2018 |
D-String® celebrates 5 years of operation.
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2017 |
First commercial installation of D-Stiffener™ in US and South America.
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2017 |
Bladena strengthens its Board of Directors by welcoming Anders Søe-Jensen, former GE Offshore and Vestas Offshore CEO, as the new Chairman of the company.
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2016 |
In order to accommodate increased activities Bladena relocates to new facilities in Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark.
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2016 |
Bladena further strengthens its international presence by partnering with Delta Power, Spain and Bladefence, Finland.
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2016 |
With a total of 19 partners Bladena was granted yet another EUDP project called RATZ. RATZ focuses on further technology development, the Floor.
As earlier, the partners included in the project represent the entire supply chain in the industry. |
2015 |
Bladena opens own representation in North America and France.
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2014 |
First commercial D-String® installation in Abilene Texas, NextEra GE 1.5 MW turbine 37c
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2013 |
Bladena enters into commercial partnership with service providers in Europe and US. Total Wind, Rope Partners and Broadwind Services.
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2013 |
Together with Total Wind, Vattenfall and DTU, Bladena successfully performed an up-tower field test of the first D-string® solution in a wind turbine at Tjæreborg Enge as part of the EUDP Bond Line project. The blade with the installed D-strings® has been in continuous operation since this installation.
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2013 |
Bladena forms a project team consisting of DTU, AAU, Vattenfall, DONG, E.ON, RWE, Total Wind, Rope Partner, Blaest, DIS Engineering, DEWI-OCC, ECC, Aeroblade, Kirt-Thomsen and Boving Horn. The purpose of the project is to demonstrate and develop a retrofit solution for increasing the cross-sectional shear stiffness of the blade cross-section in order to mitigate the blade transverse shear deformation of the cross-section. The project obtains financial support from EUDP and the development starts in July 2013.
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2012 |
Bladena forms a project team consisting of DTU, AAU, Vattenfall, DONG, Total Wind, DLR and Baumer with the purpose of developing our new D-string® up-tower blade retrofit product. The project obtains EUDP approval and financing in June 2012, and the development project starts in August 2012.
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2011 |
Bladena is founded as a spin-out from DTU Wind (Former Risø DTU) based on the technology and solutions developed over the last decade by the structural blade research team. Dr. Find Mølholt Jensen led the groundbreaking research at DTU Wind in failure modes and methods to prevent failures. He is the inventor of Bladena’s 7 founding patents, and today holds the position as the Chief Technology Officer.
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