Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Bayer MaterialScience has been selected to receive a $750 000 grant from the US Department of Energy to support "development and testing of advanced composite technologies" for large 1.5+ megawatt wind turbines, the company said 30 July.
The project, "Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polyurethane Composites for Wind Turbine Blades," is designed to help accelerate the development of advanced wind turbines to broader applications, BMS said.
"The programme puts our advanced materials to the test to advance wind energy as a commercially viable renewable energy solution," said Mike Gallagher, director, Government Services Group, Bayer MaterialScience. (RD)
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