DOE taps GE Renewable Energy for 3-D printed wind turbine project
DOE taps GE Renewable Energy for 3-D printed wind turbine project Published on February 10, 2021 by Dave Kovaleski © Shutterstock The U.S. Department of Energy tapped GE Renewable Energy, GE Research, and LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy subsidiary, to design and manufacture 3-D printed wind turbine blades. For this $6.7 million project, the GE business units will partner with the Oakridge National Lab and the National Renewable Energy Lab to develop a manufacturing process for novel high-performance blade designs for the future of large rotors. The proposed project will focus on thermo...