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PSAD-81-12 1 (1980-11-21)

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General Accounting Office


NASA Lewis Research Center

Attempts To Procure Suitable

Wind Turbine Rotor Blades


An economical and serviceable wind tur-
bine rotor blade has yet to be delivered to
Lewis Research Center by any contrac-
tor. The blades delivered thus far have
experienced problems in design, fabrica-
tion, or testing. However, Center of-
ficials believe that two of their recent
blade buys may eventually produce
suitable blades.
Although GAO noted some deficiencies
in the procurement process for blade
contracts, Center procurement policies
and practices have not impeded the
development of blades for the Wind
Energy Program. Rather, the problems in
blade development seem to center on (1)
the relative slow advancement in the
state of the art for windmill blade
technology, (2) insufficient analytical.
tools and facilities to accurately predict
blade performance in real-life en-
vironments, and (3) the rush to build
machines before blade technology has
been adequately advanced.


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PSAD-81-12


NOVEMBER 21, 1980


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