Testing 'icephobic' technology for wind turbines

Graphene technology firm Zentek Ltd will test its icephobic technology for wind turbines.

The work is in partnership with Pattern Energy, which develops, constructs, owns, and operates wind turbines. It is funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and PRIMA Quebec - Advanced Materials Moving Forward.

The collaboration seeks to overcome the lost efficiency and potential damage to the wind turbine and its surroundings that comes from ice accretion on these structures.

The research will be led by Dr. Gelareh Momem at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi and Université du Québec à Rimouski.