3-D Printing Sky-High Wind Turbine Towers with Additive Manufacturing (Video)

CleanTechnica
By U.S. Department of EnergyApr 22, 2022, 2:39 pm484 ptsHot
Height is might when it comes to wind turbine towers. The taller they are, the more energy they can harness. Transporting massive tower components to their installation sites is logistically challenging and costly, but GE Renewable Energy has a solution: 3-D printing the base of the concrete tower on site,…

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