Siemens Gamesa and Wicetec enters into a licensing agreement for blade heating control software
Following a thorough and successful testing in operational winter conditions, wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa and Wicetec has entered into a licensing agreement for Wicetec’s blade heating control software. The software controls the right amount of heating...
Siemens Gamesa anti-icing prototype successful testing in Sweden
Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa has been testing Wicetec’s technology since 2023 in its SGRE 5.X-170 wind turbine located in Västernorrland County, Sweden. The turbine is equipped with Wicetec’s carbon fabric heaters, while blade heating control is managed...
Delivery of 40 retrofit systems in Canada
Lac Alfred and Riviere-du-Moulin, Quebec, Canada 2016–2021
Lac Alfred wind farm consists of 150 turbines, commissioned in 2013, originally without any anti- or de-icing solutions. Due to the excessive losses caused by icing, the owners of the wind farm had searched for a solution for icing problem which can be retrofitted. Because of proven technology and operative experience of a local wind turbine maintenance company, Wicetec WIPS -system was selected to solve the problem.
Ulyanovsk
Russia 2017
After Blaiken experiences, Dongfang won a project for Russia, developed by Fortum, for 14 turbines with WIPS technology, licensed by Wicetec. This project is the first commercial wind farm in Russia.