BONDURANT, Iowa — Wind power is the largest source of electricity generation in Iowa, but when wind turbines reach the end of their use, most of the time they go straight to the landfill. But one ...
Historically, turbines been hard to recycle. But after a long look at the issue, Renewablade is giving it a go.
NewscastDART announced its CEO, Amanda Wanke, will be leaving in the spring and that the commission would begin the transition process for new leadership.
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AMES, Iowa – Hui Hu picked up a 3-D printed model of a typical wind turbine and began explaining two problems with the big, tall, three-bladed machines. First, said the Iowa State University professor ...
A retaining wall at Premier Credit Union in downtown Des Moines is made from concrete mixed with fiber from decommissioned wind turbine blades. (Renewablade via Iowa Capital Dispatch) Buy Photo The ...
AMES, Iowa – From somewhere back behind the Iowa State University Icing Research Tunnel, Rye Waldman called out to see if Hui Hu was ready for a spray of cold water. The wind tunnel was down to 10 ...
Iowa is also a wind energy powerhouse. A remarkable 59 percent of the state’s energy in 2023 came from wind turbines, a larger share than any other state in the country. Texas is the only state that ...
DERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Miranda Shotts isn’t a stranger to cars and trucks hitting buildings — and even her house — since she’s lived at the sharp curve on Route 982 in Bradenville, Derry Township.
DES MOINES, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) - A House subcommittee advanced a bill Monday that would require all wind turbines in the state be equipped with aircraft detection lighting systems, to ...