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Key FactsInnovative Wind Power Revolution
Nov 3, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- Wind turbines are increasing in size: Each blade can be longer than a football field, with one recently installed offshore turbine in China being as tall as a 50-story building.
- Creating the base to support a standard turbine can require 40 truckloads of concrete.
- The scaling makes the technology expensive to build and maintain.
- However, a startup named Airloom is reducing the size and cost of wind power through a fundamental redesign of the design.
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