DNV GL has announced its latest Joint Industry Project (JIP), aiming to develop a safe and reliable calculation concept for the life-time of slewing bearings which will increase the reliability of wind turbines.
Aiming to increase the safety and reliability in slewing bearings, the new JIP will work with stakeholders from across the industries to cooperatively decrease the damages in the field. The knowledge generated from the JIP is planned to be ultimately incorporated in a DNV GL recommended practice or standard. The JIP will be launched at the beginning of 2015 with a kick-off meeting including all selected partners, from wind turbine designers and manufacturers, manufacturers of slewing bearings as well as owners and operators of wind farms. The JIP is planned to run until the end of 2016.
