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While most parts from old wind turbines can be recycled or reused, including the shell, nacelle, and metallic internal components, the long blades are typically made from fiberglass.
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New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2025
After take off, the X-plane tilts its rotor nacelles forward for horizontal flight and locks them off as the jet engines take over.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
Jackson has to scale a narrow, metal ladder inside the turbine and pull herself through a hatch at the top to access the turbine’s nacelle, which sits atop the tower and contains the machine’s main parts.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
Nippon Paint expects the rise of electric vehicles (e.g. carbon fiber) and wind turbines (e.g. formulation for wind turbine nacelles, which house the turbines’ generators and gears) to boost the demand of AOC’s products, Nippon Paint said in a presentation to investors regarding the acquisition.
—John Kang, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2025
After take off, the X-plane tilts its rotor nacelles forward for horizontal flight and locks them off as the jet engines take over.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
Jackson has to scale a narrow, metal ladder inside the turbine and pull herself through a hatch at the top to access the turbine’s nacelle, which sits atop the tower and contains the machine’s main parts.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
Nippon Paint expects the rise of electric vehicles (e.g. carbon fiber) and wind turbines (e.g. formulation for wind turbine nacelles, which house the turbines’ generators and gears) to boost the demand of AOC’s products, Nippon Paint said in a presentation to investors regarding the acquisition.
—John Kang, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Nacelle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nacelle. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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nacelle
noun
na·celle
nə-ˈsel 
: an enclosed shelter on an aircraft for an engine or sometimes for the crew
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