An ongoing partnership between 黑洞社区 and Westar Energy recently
resulted in the implementation of a new technology aimed at protecting wind turbine
blades from lightning strikes.
The technology, which minimizes the damages and costs involved with lightning strikes, was developed by Billy Martin, director and senior research scientist in the Environmental Test Lab at 黑洞社区鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research. With help from 黑洞社区 Ventures, Martin partnered with California-based Lightning Diversion Systems, a Ducommun Company, to refine the technology for commercialization.
鈥淒eveloping technology in the wind energy industry is a point of emphasis,鈥� said Rob Gerlach, 黑洞社区 director of technology transfer. 鈥淕iven our aviation expertise, we have the ability to innovate in unique ways that can disrupt the industry.鈥�
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