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Verdant Power: Thermoplastic Blade Validation at Full Scale

Program Document ·
OSTI ID:1838128
For the first time in history, thermoplastic composite blades, which have the potential to revolutionize the marine energy industry, are being validated on a large-scale tidal power turbine. Thanks to funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office and a collaboration with Verdant Power, NREL researchers constructed thermoplastic composite turbine blades and are validating their performance on one of Verdant Power's tidal turbines deployed in New York City's East River.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Water Power Technologies Office (EE-4W)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308;
OSTI ID:
1838128
Report Number(s):
NREL/FS-5000-81356; MainId:82129; UUID:34c15ae2-07e7-454f-b1ba-60366ea5a6fa; MainAdminID:63505
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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