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nadinbrzezinski

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2. And Ocotillo had one fail spectacularly

Reply to bemildred (Original post)

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 03:08 PM

Mar 2016

which is the fear as you increase the size.

The Germans are researching a model that reduces those tensions and produce more power.

Here

I think why those pressures are reduced, leading to less failures is quite obvious.

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Researchers' idea will blow you away: 656-foot long blades on wind turbines [View all] bemildred Mar 2016 OP

I'd love to see an illustration....! This seems very different! They will be offshore, too... MADem Mar 2016 #1

Something like this, I'm guessing: bemildred Mar 2016 #3

OMG!!!! How do they fold up like a petal? Are the scoops "foldable" maybe? MADem Mar 2016 #5

Here you go FBaggins Mar 2016 #6

OMG--that's amazing! Thanks so much for finding this!! MADem Mar 2016 #10

If you like that... here's one that's even better FBaggins Mar 2016 #12

It looks like a Daddy Long Legs!! nt MADem Mar 2016 #13

And Ocotillo had one fail spectacularly nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #2

Yep, size does matter. bemildred Mar 2016 #4

That style turbine is not new, not by a long stretch. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2016 #18

ONE failure out of how many thousands? isn't so bad. kentauros Mar 2016 #19

They'd need a heck of a truck to transport it Orrex Mar 2016 #7

It is tough to grasp how big they are, MindPilot Mar 2016 #8

I passed a truck toting a conventional turbine blade Orrex Mar 2016 #9

I believe the plan is for these to be transported in sections n/t FBaggins Mar 2016 #11

What about the newer bird safe design? Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #14

i.e., 200 -METERS- long kentauros Mar 2016 #15

"25 MILES"? Why not "40 KILOMETERS"? (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2016 #16

Because I was tired of converting kentauros Mar 2016 #17