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    The U.S. Department of Energy joined hands with GE and others to develop new wind turbine blades

    • Last Update: 2022-11-19
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    Recently, the U.
    S.
    Department of Energy is promoting two new wind turbine blade research and development projects, and it has selected GE and Wetzel Engineering to conduct two projects
    .
    According to the U.
    S.
    Department of Energy, the two R&D projects will address the challenges
    of manufacturing, transportation, assembly and installation of wind turbine blades above 60 meters.

    Wetzel Engineering, in partnership with the U.
    S.
    Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Northern Power Systems, TPI Composites and Next Era, will develop a field-assembled blade
    called "SparBlade" that uses lightweight composites and space frame structures.

    The U.
    S.
    Department of Energy said that the use of this new technology can manufacture 62~74 meters long blades for wind turbines
    with large megawatts and high towers.

    GE partnered with NREL and TPI Composites to design a connecting blade that can be assembled on-site to reduce transportation costs
    while meeting the structural design requirements of next-generation wind turbines.

    The two new wind blade projects are part of the U.
    S.
    Department of Energy's Clean Energy Production Program, which aims to improve U.
    S.
    competitiveness in clean energy product production, as well as U.
    S.
    manufacturing competitiveness
    , by improving energy productivity.

    Recently, the U.
    S.
    Department of Energy is promoting two new wind turbine blade research and development projects, and it has selected GE and Wetzel Engineering to conduct two projects
    .
    According to the U.
    S.
    Department of Energy, the two R&D projects will address the challenges
    of manufacturing, transportation, assembly and installation of wind turbine blades above 60 meters.

    Wind turbine blades

    Wetzel Engineering, in partnership with the U.
    S.
    Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Northern Power Systems, TPI Composites and Next Era, will develop a field-assembled blade
    called "SparBlade" that uses lightweight composites and space frame structures.

    The U.
    S.
    Department of Energy said that the use of this new technology can manufacture 62~74 meters long blades for wind turbines
    with large megawatts and high towers.

    GE partnered with NREL and TPI Composites to design a connecting blade that can be assembled on-site to reduce transportation costs
    while meeting the structural design requirements of next-generation wind turbines.

    The two new wind blade projects are part of the U.
    S.
    Department of Energy's Clean Energy Production Program, which aims to improve U.
    S.
    competitiveness in clean energy product production, as well as U.
    S.
    manufacturing competitiveness
    , by improving energy productivity.

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