The Hidden Infrastructure Challenge Behind Renewable Energy Growth

The Middle East crisis has spurred more interest in alternative energy supply, but the evolution of transition technology has made transporting things like turbine blades and batteries problematic, DHL’s chief executive has warned.

“Large wind turbines now have blades of astonishing dimensions,” Tobias Meyer told the media, as quoted by Bloomberg. “These large cargoes create high wind loads for vessels, require stacking and specialized rigs to transport, as they are also quite vulnerable.