Windfarms
Polyisobutene (PIB) Protection for Onshore & Offshore Wind Assets
Wind Energy Asset Protection
Polyisobutene (PIB)-based coating systems provide durable, non-curing corrosion protection for critical wind energy infrastructure exposed to aggressive atmospheric and marine environments.
Designed specifically for renewable energy assets, PIB formulations form a fully impermeable barrier to water, oxygen, and bacteria—arresting corrosion mechanisms without hardening, cracking, or losing adhesion over time
Unlike conventional paint systems, PIB remains permanently visco-elastic, flowing at a molecular level to maintain continuous wetting of steel substrates.
This allows the coating to self-seal around fasteners, welds, flanges, ladder rungs, cable penetrations, and complex geometries commonly found on wind towers and nacelles. Its non-aging behavior ensures consistent performance under vibration, thermal cycling, and dynamic wind loading—both onshore and offshore
For offshore wind structures, PIB systems are well suited for splash-zone, transition-piece, and atmospheric interfaces where salt spray, condensation, and cyclic wet-dry exposure accelerate coating failure.
Minimal surface preparation (ISO 8501-1 St2/St3) and fast, cold-applied installation reduce downtime, eliminate abrasive blasting, and support in-service repairs without disrupting turbine operations. The result is extended asset life, reduced maintenance frequency, and a lower total cost of ownership across the full lifecycle of wind energy installations.
PIB Systems for Wind Assets – Corrosion Prevention
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- Application Examples:
- Steel structures: As corrosion preventative coating on bare steel structures
- in atmospheric services like beams, pipes, vessels, etc.
- Coating repair: As spot-repair coating on steel structures in atmospheric
- services like wind mills, storage tanks, pipes, etc.
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- Please contact IESG Solutions Inc for support.
- EasyQote VE Basecoat – Product Data Sheet (English)