Icemart® News
Supercooled. Large. Deadly?
The SLD phenomenon and how to combat it Freezing rain or drizzle is something many have experienced during particularly cold winter days. It happens when precipitation falls as liquid raindrops,...
Icelip Project Nominated for Best Research Project
The ICELIP Project (brand name Icemart®) is proud to announce it has been nominated in the category for Best Research Project at this year's IChemE Global Awards. This is great recognition of the...
Leading Edge Developments
Ice Wind Tunnel Testing Ask any CEO of an aviation company what their top priority is and the chances are high they will say safety. Just one safety related incident can set the company (and in some...
Droning On
Challenges associated with drone technology The technological revolution of the 21st Century shows no signs of slowing, be it the acceleration of seamless online connectivity, the advent of the...
How to create a world-class coating
It is a relatively well-known fact that the vast majority of new technological innovations never reach the point of commercialisation…
On The Edge Of The Blade
New approaches to the challenge of ice on next-generation windfarms In December 1991 the UK saw the birth of its first commercial wind farm in North Cornwall which comprised of just four turbines....
Aviation and the Great Icing Challenge
According to many climate change scientists one of the consequences of global warming is – conversely – the potential for an increase in colder and more extreme winters. (This is all to do with how...
Evolution Icemart®
We are delighted to announce that the second phase of the Icemart® initiative is well underway. Thanks to funding from Innovate UK, and working as part of a consortium, Opus are collaborating with...