The swedish company Modvion has figured out a way to make sustainable wooden towers for wind power. A modular construction in laminated wood enables easier transport and the possibility of taller, more effective towers.
The international energy agency IEA claims 30,000 new wind turbines are needed a year. With increasing demand, its important with sustainable production. According to Modvion wooden towers reduces carbon dioxide emissions by up to 90 percent compared to traditional ones made from steel or concrete.
- The wooden tower means a 30 percent reduction in the total climate emissions for wind power plus a carbon dioxide storage in the wooden structure for the wind power industry, which can thus become completely carbon dioxide neutral, says Otto Lundman, CEO and co-founder of Modvion.
Read more:
https://www.ecowatch.com/wind-turbine-construction-cost-wood-tower.html
Read more (Swe):
https://www.aktuellhallbarhet.se/alla-nyheter/e-prize/e-prize-trakraftverk-gor-vindenergin-annu-klimatsmartare/
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