Ineos Styrolution, Edge Solutions sign agreement for leading edge shield

Ineos Styrolution (Frankfurt, Germany) has signed a 10-year exclusive supply agreement with Scottish wind energy specialist Edge Solutions (Edinburgh) for an ultra-tough Luran SC thermoplastic product, designed specifically for wind turbine blades.

Edge Solutions has developed a patented system, called Armour Edge, which repairs and protects the leading edge of wind turbine blades from erosion, a significant issue for operational onshore and offshore windfarms. The product is a custom-fitted modular shield which uses a bespoke version of an ultra-tough Luran SC thermoplastic — comprising a blends of ASA with PC — designed specifically for wind turbine blades.

These two companies have been working in tandem for many years and the new exclusivity agreement extends Edge Solutions’ sole global rights to use Luran SC in leading edge protection (LEP) applications for the next decade, and on a rolling annual basis thereafter.

“Edge Solutions was launched commercially in 2020. We now have a growing Armour Edge order book worldwide, with repeat orders from early customers, including RWE, and the German offshore wind farm Riffgat, with a number of our clients now looking to increase the amount of coverage per blade,” says Edge Solutions’ managing director David Urch. “We are delighted to continue our successful collaboration with Ineos Styrolution, and we look forward to announcing more significant customer orders in the months ahead.”