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🌬️ It's Time to Ditch Steel Wind Turbines for New Timber Tech! 🚧Contact Energy is eyeing a 55-tower wind farm near Wyndham, Southland, that could revolutionise the industry by potentially ditching traditional steel for engineered wood, echoing sustainable innovations seen in Europe. 🌍 Swedish startup Modvion is leading this charge, using laminated veneer lumber (LVL) for wood turbines across the EU. Their partnership with PEFC-certified Metsa Wood positions them to become Europe's largest LVL consumer, showcasing a leap towards eco-friendly energy production. 🔍 Traditional wind towers, predominantly built from steel, account for significant carbon emissions from production to installation. However, engineered wood towers, such as those by Modvion, capture carbon and offer a lighter, more cost-effective alternative, with each wooden tower locking away about 2000 tonnes of carbon. 🌱 Key Insights: 1️⃣ Carbon Capture: Wooden towers present an opportunity to sequester carbon, making wind farms even greener. 2️⃣ Cost-Effectiveness: Wood’s lighter weight reduces transportation costs, and its manufacturing process emits significantly less carbon than steel production. 3️⃣ Local Innovation: New Zealand's Nelson Pine Products and Techlam could potentially supply the timber for such transformative projects, bolstering local industry and sustainability efforts. 🤔 #questionforgroup: With the pressing need for sustainable energy solutions, how can we further encourage the transition from steel to timber in large-scale infrastructure projects? Can New Zealand become a pioneer in wooden wind turbine technology? 🔄 This move could signal a pivotal shift in approaching renewable energy infrastructure, blending traditional materials with modern engineering to combat climate change effectively. 🔗 Delve more deeply into how timber technology is set to transform the wind energy sector: https://lnkd.in/g_MaNvWw 🏷️ #windenergy #innovation #lvl #masstimber #renewables #energy #renewableenergy #construction #engineering #greenbuilding #netzero #steel #eu #europe #renewablepower #turbine #greentech #technology #futureleaders #future

It's Time to Ditch Steel Wind Turbines for New Timber Tech! | Wood Central

It's Time to Ditch Steel Wind Turbines for New Timber Tech! | Wood Central

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