GE's three-story tall 3D printers would produce the concrete base of a turbine onsite to lower transportation costs. 🧐
General Electric just opened a new 3D printing facility in Bergen, NY, that it hopes will research and develop new ways to 3D print the concrete foundations for wind turbines to reduce cost and speed up green energy adoption.develop the means to print the concrete supports
at wind farms themselves to greatly reduce the costly transportation of prefabricated concrete bases, as well as provide new employment opportunities in the region. The research facility is partially funded by a grant from the US Department of Energy, which will help support a team of at least 20 people who will refine the technology to bring it to market, with the first onsite printings expected in about five years.
"Innovation will continue to be a key driver in accelerating the energy transition," GE Renewable Energy Chief Technology Officer Danielle Merfeld said in a."It is particularly important to continuously improve the ways we design, manufacture, transport, and construct the large components of modern wind farms."
"We appreciate the support of the US Department of Energy for the research we are doing here and are confident it will help make the wind farms of tomorrow even more efficient, economical, and environmentally responsible," Merfeld added.
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