Pr. Leon Mishnaevsky Jr

Technical University of Denmark.

The intensive development of renewable energy in general, and wind energy, in particular, is expected in next years and decades. Wind turbines became larger and larger over last decades, with blades reaching hundred meters. The requirements toward wind turbine materials are extraordinary high, in particular, for wind turbine blades. A wind turbine is expected to serve for 25…30 years. With view on the extraordinary durability and reliability requirements toward wind turbine blades, and high maintenance costs, the wind turbine materials should demonstrate extraordinary strength and fatigue resistance, combined with low weight. Contemporary materials science aspects related to the development and expansion of wind energy are discussed in this presentation. Possibilities of development of structural composites from bio-based elements, recyclable polymers and thermoplastics, which have the same strength as the usual fiber glass epoxy, are discussed in this presentation.

Pr. Leon Mishnaevsky : Leon Mishnaevsky Jr., Senior Scientist at the Technical University of Denmark. Author of textbooks ”Computational Mesomechanics of Composites” and ” Micromechanics and Nanosimulation of Metals and Composites”. Coordinator of Innovation Foundation project ”DURALEDGE/ Durable leading edges for high tip speed wind turbine blades”, Danida Foundation project "Maintenance and repair strategies for wind energy development”, US-Danish collaborative network "Structural health monitoring of wind turbine blades", and others. Habilitation (Dr. Habil. Mechanics) from TU Darmstadt. Former visiting professor at Rutgers University/USA, CUMTB Beijing and ENSAM France.