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Harnessing the winds of change

Turbine test center aims to put state in clean-energy lead

By David Abel

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 12, 2012

The sprawling Wind Technology Testing Center in Charlestown, built with state and federal dollars at a cost of about $40 million, aims to help the wind industry develop turbines better able to survive gale-force winds, blizzards, and other tests of nature. It’s the first facility in the nation where manufacturers can put their technology through the motions, and state officials and contractors said the year-old center is allowing manufacturers to build larger, more powerful, and cost-effective turbines.

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