Startup Looks to 3D Printing to Make Taller, More Effective Wind Turbines
“The average height of wind turbines in the United States is about 80 meters. The taller a wind turbine is, the more valuable and productive it is, as taller turbines can capture faster winds aloft. There’s a reason they tend to max out at about 80 meters, however – the taller they are, the larger the diameters of their towers become, making the segments extremely difficult to transport from the manufacturer to the installation site. Jason Cottrell, Founder of RCAM Technologies, has a better idea of how to build wind turbines, and he intends to create towers that are 140 meters tall or higher.
Recently, RCAM Technologies was awarded a $1.25 million grant from the California Energy Commission to develop and test 3D printing technology that would allow wind turbines to be constructed directly on site, eliminating the need for trucks to haul the giant tower sections from one location to another…”
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https://3dprint.com/196653/taller-3d-printed-wind-turbines/
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