Steffen Czichon

Dr. Steffen Czichon has a background in computational engineering and has worked across industries in aerospace, automative and wind energy with a focus on design, analysis and manufacturing of light weight structures with a special focus on composite materials. He has joined Fraunhofer IWES in 2017 and is now acting as Chief Business Developer in the Business Unit Systems and Components.

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Ensuring safe wind turbine blade transport through comprehensive load testing

Wind technology February 13, 2026 Steffen Czichon and Sören Eden

Transporting today’s increasingly long and heavy wind turbine blades is becoming more complex. Every step – from loading to ship and road transport to final installation – introduces mechanical loads that can cause damage if not fully understood. To make…

Fatigue, Fibre Reinforced Plastic, Material Test, Rotor Blade, Subcomponent, Test, Test Method, Turbine Growth