Hollow-forged AHD steel rotor shafts for wind turbines – a case study on power density, costs and GWP

Hollas, Christian; Jacobs, Georg; Züch, Vitali; Röder, Julian; Gouverneur, Moritz; Reinisch, Niklas; Bailly, David; Gramlich, Alexander

doi:10.5194/wes-11-89-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-89-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-89-2026

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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 1

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14 Jan 2026

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| 14 Jan 2026

Hollow-forged AHD steel rotor shafts for wind turbines – a case study on power density, costs and GWP

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