Renewable energy giant Siemens Gamesa today announced the launch of GreenerTower, a sustainable steel tower that reduces a wind turbine’s carbon footprint by 20%. Wind turbine towers are made up of 80 ...

As wind turbines continue to grow taller and more powerful, the challenge of installing ...

You won’t be surprised to read that Iowa is big farm country. If you’ve ever driven through the state, you doubtless noticed the vast expanses of land given over to agriculture. By some estimates, ...

Keystone Tower Systems and GE Renewable Energy recently unveiled the world's first spiral-welded tower on a 2.8 MW GE turbine, marking a significant turning point in the development of tapered spiral ...

AMES, Iowa – The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Iowa State engineers $1 million to study how high-strength concrete can be used to build taller wind turbine towers. Sritharan said concrete ...

Swedish startup Modvion is building the world’s tallest wooden wind turbine tower for an energy company in Sweden. The 105-meter (344-feet) wind turbine tower (including the blades) will be Modvion’s ...

The first wind turbine tower manufactured using a spiral welding technique is now in commercial operation. Proponents of the new approach say it could revolutionize onshore wind deployment by offering ...

Alongside the onshore sector, offshore turbines have also grown in size over the past few years. The growing size of wind turbines has led to concerns about whether port infrastructure, highways and ...

Transmission towers form a vital backbone of electrical grids worldwide, yet their slender lattice structures render them vulnerable to dynamic wind actions. Dynamic analysis seeks to characterise the ...