Insights from a new study could help unlock the full potential of a developing form of smaller-scale wind power generation, ...

This makes offshore wind competitive with other forms of power ... We can address these high forces, but only by increasing both turbine weight and cost. And that means the point at which the ...

LVL products have a similar stiffness-to-weight ratio as the glass fiber frequently used in current turbine blades. The durability may also make them candidates for wind turbine towers ...

The vast majority of offshore wind turbines around the world are affixed ... to building light-weight bridge components that can fit into a backpack, to inflatable shields that can withstand ...

The glass fiber-reinforced material makes up about two-thirds of a wind turbine blade's total weight. Furthermore, when the blades are made, about 15% of the material is also wasted in manufacturing.

The U.S. now hosts over 157,000 wind turbines. If each tower holds three blades, and each blade’s weight is about 65 glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP), that’s a lot of plastic. Even if each ...

Swedish company Modvion announced that its latest wooden wind turbine tower ... greater strength per weight and cost compared to steel, Modvion’s wooden turbine towers deliver surprising ...

Radia, a Colorado-based company, wants to build enormous aircraft to transport giant wind turbine blades. It’s betting that politics won’t get in the way. Share full article A rendering of ...