Lighter Wind Turbine Blade Increases Efficiency

Sep-02-11 A new wind turbine blade made of a polyuerthane base reinforced with carbon nanotubes is eight times stronger than conventional turbine blades.

Developed by Marcio Loos, a researcher at Case Western University, the lighter and stronger material will allow for the creation of larger wind turbines, which will increase their efficiency, and they will require less wind in order to spin. The blades also flex less than the blades currently in production, resulting in a greater amount of captured energy.

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