Swedish company Modvion believes it has found a greener alternative — building turbine towers from wood.
ModvionAccording to Otto Lundman, co-founder and CEO of Modvion, using wooden towers reduces the lifecycle emissions of a wind turbine by over 25%, and by 90% if you only compare the tower component of the turbine.
He adds that if you take into account the carbon dioxide absorbed by trees when they grow, the wooden towers can be considered to store more carbon that they emit.
In 2023 the company installed its first commercial two-megawatt unit, a 105-meter-high (345 feet) wooden turbine tower, called Wind of Change, outside Skara, Sweden, for electric utility company Varberg Energi.
“But in wind power standards, wood is not really considered for the towers, it’s mostly steel and concrete.
Persons:
Modvion, Otto Lundman, Lundman, David Olivegren, Wood, ”, Abbas Kazemi Amiri, Amiri, “, Paul Wennerholm
Organizations:
CNN, Swedish Energy Agency, Wind Energy, Control, University of Strathclyde, Voodin Blades
Locations:
Sweden, Skara, University of Strathclyde , Glasgow