Iowans could be among the first to see the concrete towers in the United States. Acciona Windpower is preparing to build a larger wind turbine, the three-megawatt AW3000/116, beginning next year ...

A research team led by Iowa State's Sri Sritharan has just finished an 18-month, $1 million study of concrete technology for taller wind turbine towers. Sritharan said lab tests demonstrate the ...

Concrete for taller wind turbine towers passes tests, could help expand wind energy nationwide. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2017 / 05 / 170525131245 ...

ISU researchers run tests on concrete used to build towers for wind turbines. “Based on a number of studies, we’ve kind of come up a rough number of about 15-percent as a minimum for an ...

Engineers are testing new concrete technology for taller wind turbine towers. The idea is to build taller towers that are also easy to transport and assemble. Taller towers provide access to the ...

Siemens developed the concrete tower technology through prototype testing in Texas and Iowa. In a separate project, Siemens partnered with Iowa State University on the “Hexcrete Tower for ...

The wind tower market, including steel, concrete, and hybrid tower types, is projected to experience significant growth from 2023 to 2030. With applications in both offshore and onshore wind ...

Wobben Windpower, a unit of the German wind power equipment maker Enercon GmbH, will manufacture 161 concrete towers for CPFL Energia SA and Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s wind projects in Brazil’s ...

The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of a new report for concrete industry professionals— ACI ITG-9R-16: Report on Design of Concrete Wind Turbine Towers. This report ...

The technology engages precast concrete companies – an established American industry – in the wind energy business. Concrete towers can reach beyond 80 meters, providing energy companies with access ...