Taller Tower, More Power

What Makes Taller Towers Attractive to Developers?

Developers are seeing their turbine costs, transportation costs and installation costs going up and the potential of their new turbines curtailed by the limitations of 80-metre towers. What will taller towers do for them?

By Peder Hansen, Executive VP, Northstar Wind Towers, USA .

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