Wind turbine blades can be truly enormous, reaching lengths of up to 107 m (351 ft). They often incorporate lightweight balsa wood, which may soon be easier than ever to reclaim for recycling when ...

They were looking for balsa, a fast-growing species of tree whose wood is used in blades for wind-power turbines. There was a global shortage.

Balsa wood used in a 6.25-MW onshore wind turbine blade in Ming Yang Smart Energy’s Hubei factory in 2021. Source: Ming Yang Smart Energy The need for the wood in the wind turbine industry is ...

Many readers may fondly recall building rubber-band-powered balsa wood model airplanes. While the things were kinda cool, they didn't fly for long, nor could they be remotely controlled. Such is ...

The surging demand from China as well as the U.S. caused the price of balsa wood to nearly triple over a 15-month period through mid-2020, according to consultancy Wood Mackenzie. China’s largest wind ...