The three-year project won $5.6m in funding support from the US Energy Department. Other project participants are Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
“The fabric we’re developing will be tough, flexible, and easier to assemble and maintain. It represents a clear path to making wind even more cost competitive with fossil fuels,” says Wendy Lin, a GE principal engineer and leader on the project.
