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Photos: Is GE’s Space Frame Tower the Future of Wind Power?
Photos: Is GE’s Space Frame Tower the Future of Wind Power?
GE goes back to the roots of wind power—but with a twist.
Herman K. Trabish
March 7, 2014
Greentech Media got an early look at GE's new space frame wind turbine tower in advance of the technology's official debut at next week’s European wind industry conference.
The space frame advances the potential of GE to deliver taller towers capable of more power production at a lower cost.
GE's enclosed-lattice, five-legged space frame prototype, sited at the company's Tehachapi, California facility, is 97 meters tall with a "brilliant" GE 1.7-megawatt, 100-meter rotor turbine on top. GE will introduce a 139-meter-tall space frame for its 2.75-megawatt, 120-meter rotor turbine on March 11 at the European Wind Energy Association conference.
A space frame is a three-dimensional structure built on struts that are locked together. These structures can accommodate very heavy weights with limited materials and supports.
Open-lattice towers were used for early utility-scale wind turbines...
GE goes back to the roots of wind power—but with a twist.
Herman K. Trabish
March 7, 2014
Greentech Media got an early look at GE's new space frame wind turbine tower in advance of the technology's official debut at next week’s European wind industry conference.
The space frame advances the potential of GE to deliver taller towers capable of more power production at a lower cost.
GE's enclosed-lattice, five-legged space frame prototype, sited at the company's Tehachapi, California facility, is 97 meters tall with a "brilliant" GE 1.7-megawatt, 100-meter rotor turbine on top. GE will introduce a 139-meter-tall space frame for its 2.75-megawatt, 120-meter rotor turbine on March 11 at the European Wind Energy Association conference.
A space frame is a three-dimensional structure built on struts that are locked together. These structures can accommodate very heavy weights with limited materials and supports.
Open-lattice towers were used for early utility-scale wind turbines...
Good article - brief text explained with appropriate photos.
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Is-GEs-Space-Frame-Wind-Turbine-Tower-The-Future-of-Wind-Power?utm_source=Daily&utm_medium=Headline&utm_campaign=GTMDaily
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