OWI-lab

Large climate chamber

OWI-Lab's climatic test center: arctic cold down to -60°C, icing conditions, tropical hot or dry heat desert conditions up to +60°C on demand

Innovative measuring systems for offshore applications

Anti-corrosion solutions for offshore renewable energy

Tackling corrosion issues and developing new materials in the wave, tidal and offshore wind sectors across Europe could save up to €84 billion for developers

Testing 15MVA transformer down to -50°C

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About us

OWI-Lab stands for On -and Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab. This collaboration between the wind energy experts within Sirris, VUB and UGent aim to initiate, support and execute R&D and innovation projects in the field of wind energy. Through technology expertise & infrastructure, innovation support services and international collaboration we support our Belgian wind energy sector to be worldwide industry leaders.

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Projects

The OWI-Lab team aims to set-up collaborative research, development and innovation projects that lead to efficient, reliable and cost-effective wind energy. Our goal is to explore those collective RD&I needs within the industrial value chain that are of strategic importance for the future. Based on those needs we initiate 'shared R&D projects' with the right industrial and academic research partners – also in an international context. Trough our expertise partnership we also have set-up a range of unique industrial services to support the wind energy industry.

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References

News

20 January 2021

Corrosion monitoring for the ocean energy sector: input wanted

Developments of renewable energy sources, such as ocean energy, can be accelerated if companies and research organisations work together. The Ocean Power Innovation Network (OPIN), in which OWI-Lab/Sirris is a partner, seeks to build and foster such collaborations through Collaborative Innovation Groups (CIGs). One CIG, focussing on corrosion monitoring, has recently been launched, and we need your input!

06 January 2021

A new year comes with new jobs in wind energy R&D

16 July 2020

SOCORRO - Smart management of corrosion

Services

Specific services have been set-up by OWI-Lab since 2010 to support companies with RD&I activities. Those supporting services include: in-field measurement campaigns, climatic testing of wind turbine components, corrosion testing, material degradation testing and root-cause analysis, structural health monitoring (SHM), wind turbine data-analysis, etc… Our team also offers expertise support services in the field of innovation and technology (state-of-the-art and market trend studies, benchmarking studies, road mapping, new business development exploration support) in the onshore and offshore wind energy sector. Masterclasses and keynote speeches are also provide by our experts.

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