LM WIND POWER AS

Their core work

LM Wind Power is a major Danish manufacturer of wind turbine blades, contributing industrial expertise to EU research on advanced composite materials, blade upscaling, and offshore wind energy systems. In H2020 projects, they serve as the industry end-user validating research on damage-controlled composites, lightning protection for carbon fibre blades, and next-generation 12+MW offshore turbines. Their role bridges materials science research and real-world blade manufacturing at scale.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

LM Wind Power's early H2020 involvement (2015) centred on specific material challenges like lightning protection of carbon fibre blades (SPARCARB). By 2018, their participation broadened into two directions: advanced imaging for materials inspection (MUMMERING) and ambitious offshore wind upscaling toward 12+MW turbines (ReaLCoE). This shift reflects the wind industry's move from solving component-level problems to tackling full-system scale-up for next-generation offshore deployment.

Moving toward next-generation large-scale offshore wind systems, with increasing interest in advanced materials characterization and damage-tolerant composites for bigger, more robust blades.

How they like to work

LM Wind Power never coordinates H2020 projects — they participate as an industrial partner or third party providing real-world blade manufacturing context to research consortia. With 70 unique partners across 14 countries, they connect with a wide range of academic and research institutions. This is typical of a large industrial company that contributes use cases and validation environments rather than leading the research agenda.

Connected to 70 unique consortium partners across 14 countries, indicating broad European reach through diverse research collaborations. Their network spans materials science labs, wind energy research centres, and offshore engineering groups.

What sets them apart

As one of the world's largest wind turbine blade manufacturers, LM Wind Power brings unmatched industrial scale and manufacturing knowledge to any consortium working on blade materials, composites, or offshore wind technology. They offer a direct path from lab-scale research to industrial production, making them an ideal validation and demonstration partner. For researchers, collaborating with them means testing innovations against real manufacturing constraints and market requirements.

Highlights from their portfolio

• ReaLCoE
  Targets next-generation 12+MW offshore wind turbines aiming for grid parity — directly aligned with Europe's offshore wind scale-up ambitions.
• DACOMAT
  Received all of LM Wind Power's direct EU funding (€534K) for damage-controlled composites applicable to blades, bridges, and marine structures.
• SPARCARB
  Addressed the critical safety issue of lightning strikes on carbon fibre composite blades — a growing concern as blade lengths increase.