These are rather specialized for particular components. For instance, coatings have been formulated for blades, tower, bolts, and magnets that might be used in generators. Coatings will become more important as more turbines are erected at sea. In the wind industry, most coatings are for blades because they are constantly moving in air and exposed…

BASF Industrial Coatings Solutions, Southfield, Mich, is celebrating 10 years of providing coating systems to the wind energy industry. The company says it was first to develop coatings specifically to protect the fiberglass and epoxy of wind power blades. “And with more than 25,000 wind power stations rotating globally with BASF coatings on the blades,…

BASF SE and Leuna-Harze GmbH will cooperate to supply Europe with raw materials for epoxy resins for fiber-reinforced composites. Under the Baxxodur brand, BASF sells curing agents, accelerators, and additives for professional epoxy resin processing. In addition, the company offers customized epoxy resins for fiber-reinforced composites aimed at rotor-blade production. Leuan-Harze manufactures epoxy resins in…