Iowa State Engineers Design, Test Taller, High-Strength Concrete Towers for Wind Turbines
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 09:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Iowa State engineers have designed and tested a concept for concrete towers to replace the steel towers used for wind turbines. The concrete towers could be a practical way to raise turbine towers from today's 80 meters to the better winds at 100 meters or higher.