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Companies Reach Innovative New Heights to Expand Wind Technology

Unique problems call for unique solutions which is exactly why companies from the wind technology industry are developing taller wind turbine towers at lower prices.

Wind Energy Technologies Office

May 11, 2022
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Unique problems call for unique solutions which is exactly why companies from the wind technology industry are developing taller wind turbine towers at lower prices. While Keystone Tower Systems is using spiral-welding in order to use less costly steel, and GE Renewables is experimenting with 3D printing to create customizable tower bases, they are both addressing the transportation barriers hindering taller wind turbines with support from WETO.

Learn more about both in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) guest blog in the American Clean Power Association’s lead-up to next week’s CLEANPOWER.

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  • Wind Energy
  • Clean Energy
  • Advanced Manufacturing Processes
  • Commercial Implementation
  • Deployment