The project, scheduled to begin in June 2024 and last three and a half years, has the primary objective of developing recyclable wind turbine blades with improved durability and ease of maintenance. Within the consortium, Norvento will be responsible for designing and manufacturing two blade prototypes. One will be of a conventional (non-reusable) design, while the second will be manufactured using reusable materials, specifically a recyclable and repairable glass resin with a significant bio-based component content, combined with basalt fibers.

The Galician company will play a crucial role in the Eolian project, as it is responsible for developing and producing these two 14-meter-long blade prototypes, designed for use in its nED100 wind turbine model.

Norvento will also lead research on the mechanical properties of bio-based composite materials and basalt fibers, driving the development of more efficient and sustainable blades. The company will also collaborate with other partners to evaluate the efficiency of the design and manufacturing of these prototypes, conducting a detailed Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) analysis and a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Norvento will also participate in durability and operability testing of subcomponents, incorporating embedded sensors for precise structural monitoring of the blade.

In addition to Norvento Enerxia, the Polytechnic University of Milan, the Tekniker Foundation, and the Proplast Consortium will participate in the project, developing advanced materials based on dynamic covalent bonds. Brunel University London and projects such as Entelea Limited and Ires – Innovation in Research and Engineering Solutions – will work on multiscale modeling and characterization of the blade vitrimers' chemistry. Concurrently, and across all aspects of the project, the energy company ZRL Enerji Elecktrik Uretim As, the European Association of Composite Industries, and the Italian company AEP Polymers SRL will contribute to the project's methodology.