DOE national labs and industry partner Vestas published a report discussing how 3-D printing may hold promise for producing specific wind energy components.
Wind Energy Technologies Office
November 9, 2021
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and industry partner Vestas Wind Systems, published a report comparing additive manufacturing—or 3-D printing—processes to produce a component that connects structural beams in the enclosure containing a wind turbine’s energy-generating components (the nacelle). Co-funded by WETO and DOE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office, the study concluded that additive manufacturing could have promise based on future economics and technology advances.