The arms race in wind turbines is heating up

The size of wind turbines is increasing so dramatically that the industry faces the same issue solar farms have faced, where by the time construction is completed, the whole farm can already be obsolete.

The New York Times looks at a massive new GE Haliade-X turbine with a blade span of over 200 meters:

The prototype is the first of a generation of new machines that are about a third more powerful than the largest already in commercial service.

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