CNBC reported that GE Renewable Energy will begin printing wind turbine components using a giant 3D printer.
The company said it plans to 3D print some of its industrial wind turbine components, using a three-story building-sized 3D printer located in Bergen, New York.
The output of the giant 3D printer is more than 10 tons per hour, and GE Renewable Energy said it intends to use it to create the basis for wind turbines.
The new objects will have a height of up to 260 meters, a rotor diameter of 220 meters, and a blade size of 107 meters, allowing the company to significantly save on the construction of wind turbines.
The corporation emphasized that a US Department of Energy grant supported the GE project. The first use of the technology is expected to happen during the next five years.
Aside from US companies trying to optimize the production of equipment for renewable energy production, Swedish Modvion has also done the same – in 2020 the company introduced a 30-meter wind turbine based on laminated wood.
At the beginning of April, specialists from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) noted that saving the planet from the climate crisis lies in increasing the capacity of wind farms, and that companies need to increase the production of wind turbines.