Absolute Beast Of A Wooden Wind Turbine Blade Rolls Off The Assembly Line - A 107m Blade for a 12 MW Wind Turbine
Last year GE unleashed a coal-killing monster wind turbine, billed as the largest and most efficient in the world. The only thing missing was the turbine blades. Big ones. Like, bigger than any other turbine blades. Well, miss no more. The new ultra-long turbine blades are taking form at a factory in France, and the first one is almost ready for its closeup.
LM’s wind turbines are made from a base of fiberglass and balsa wood, held together with resin and coating. So, interesting. Who knew that balsa wood is a high performance material? Basically, everyone. Balsa is a perfect material for wind turbine blades due to its low weight and high stiffness relative to density.
The whole point of producing ever-longer wind turbine blades is to improve performance and efficiency, leading to reduced costs.
See cleantechnica.com/2019/04/19/a…
#windturbines #renewableenergy
source https://squeet.me/display/962c3e10-125c-bb81-8317-e56705973558
LM’s wind turbines are made from a base of fiberglass and balsa wood, held together with resin and coating. So, interesting. Who knew that balsa wood is a high performance material? Basically, everyone. Balsa is a perfect material for wind turbine blades due to its low weight and high stiffness relative to density.
The whole point of producing ever-longer wind turbine blades is to improve performance and efficiency, leading to reduced costs.
See cleantechnica.com/2019/04/19/a…
#windturbines #renewableenergy
source https://squeet.me/display/962c3e10-125c-bb81-8317-e56705973558
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