Todd Griffith, DOE/Sandia National Laboratories (IMAGE)

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Todd Griffith, DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

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Todd Griffith shows a cross-section of a 50-meter blade, which is part of the pathway to the 200-meter exascale turbines being planned under a DOE ARPA-E-funded program. The huge turbines could be the basis for 50-megawatt offshore wind energy installations in the years ahead.

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Photo by Randy Montoya

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