ONYX Insight has launched ecoBLADE, a blade condition monitoring system designed to provide continuous analysis of wind turbine blade health.
The company said ecoBLADE uses two 3-axis accelerometer sensors per blade to detect cracks, structural faults and damaging behaviour at an early stage.
ONYX Insight added that early detection can deliver 10–100x cost savings by enabling intervention weeks or months before failures escalate.
The system provides continuous monitoring from within the blade, identifying short-lived and high-energy events that could lead to damage.
ecoBLADE enables operators to shift from reactive inspections to predictive maintenance supported by real-time alerts.
“For too long, blade management has been defined by what operators find out too late – damage that’s already progressed beyond the point of targeted repair,” said Alexis Grenon, chief executive of ONYX Insight.
“ecoBLADE changes that fundamentally, giving teams continuous intelligence from inside the blade itself so they can act at the point when intervention is still feasible, targeted, and dramatically less costly.”
The company said blade maintenance costs are rising, with spending in the US exceeding $1bn in 2025.
ONYX Insight noted that traditional monitoring relies on periodic drone inspections, which are limited to external visibility and non-operational periods.
ecoBLADE complements drone inspections by providing real-time insight into internal blade conditions and structural degradation.
The launch follows ONYX Insight’s acquisition of ELEVEN-I in September 2025, supporting development of the system through combined expertise.