GE Renewable Energy: 3D printing tower sections for wind turbines

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3D printer the size of a three story building can print tower sections up to 20 meters high First of its kind research in the US: experimenting with new production methods to make wind turbine towers more efficient and sustainable

GE Renewable Energy today held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to inaugurate a new research and development facility that will conduct research on how to 3D print the concrete base of towers used in wind turbines. The research will enable GE to 3D print the bottom portion of the wind turbine towers on-site at wind farms, lowering transportation costs and creating additional employment opportunities at the wind farms where the technology will be used. The research being conducted in the Bergen facility is supported in part by a grant from the US... ... More: Official Press Release GE Renewable Energy

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