Small BusinessSuzlon completes retrofit prog of wind turbine blades
India"s largest wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Energy has said it completed the worldwide programme for strengthening and reinforcing a certain set of blades, which suffered cracks.
"We are happy to report the completion of the programme in September, 2009. This project has been a priority effort for us," Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation Chief Executive Officer Andy Cukurs said. Suzlon Wind Energy is a part of the Suzlon group.
Earlier, shares of Suzlon suffered huge losses on domestic bourses — the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange — after news reports of cracks in the S88-V2 blades.
Besides, strengthening the S88-V2 blades, Suzlon has also introduced the next-generation S88-V3. One of Suzlon"s S88 turbines produces enough energy to power around 500 average American homes.
During this retrofit operation, Suzlon worked with Germany-based wind energy certification firm Germanischer Lloyd, to test and certify the V2 blades according to international standards.
"Through this process Suzlon has developed a new level of blade testing for all its blades by putting increased loads into the test process which exceed current industry standards, raising the bar in product design and testing for the industry as a whole," the company said.