All aboard! Rail transport of ultra-long turbine blades would boost US wind fleet: study

US researchers calculate manufacturing massive turbine blades with 'controlled flexing' would cut logistics costs and help build-out higher-capacity onshore wind plants

Vestas wind turbine blades loaded on a train awaiting delivery in Denver, Colorado
Vestas wind turbine blades loaded on a train awaiting delivery in Denver, ColoradoFoto: Andy Cross/Denver Post via Getty Images
Published 30 September 2021, 18:45Updated 30 September 2021, 20:08
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