Gizmag GE uses plastic surgery on wind turbine blades for more power

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Sometimes progress can be its own worst enemy, with early adopters being stuck with obsolete equipment that leaves them with the choice of living with out-dated technology or an expensive replacement. The green energy field isn’t immune to this, and as part of a US$2 million renewable energy project, GE has developed a way to make smaller, less efficient wind turbines into bigger more efficient ones with a bit of plastic (or carbon composite) surgery... Continue Reading GE uses plastic surgery on wind turbine blades for more power

Section: Science

Tags: Efficiency, GE, Renewable Energy, Wind Power, Wind turbine

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