Safety seal manufacturer Roxtec has provided its waterproof sealing solution to what’s currently the largest, most powerful tidal turbine in the world. The deal involved Roxtec supplying its sealing solution to Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 two-megawatt (MW) floating turbine. According to Graham O’Hare, managing director of Manchester-based Roxtec UK, the SR2000 is 65 meters long, three…

The purpose of a seal is to contain fluids and eliminate leaks. Dynamic seals in wind turbines retain lubricant for bearings and exclude contaminants that can destroy them. Such seals protect bearings as well as the rural environments, in which many wind farms are located, from unwanted lubricant leakage and spills. Traditional seals Protecting bearings…