As blades grow larger, the amount of reinforcement increases in a logarithmic progression. For a 1.5-MW turbine, typical blades should measure 110 ft to 124 ft (34m to 38m) in length, weigh 11,500 lb/5,216 kg and cost roughly $100,000 to $125,000 each.
RSS Feeds. Nitrogen (N 2) is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere, including the troposphere. This cartoon also depicts several other tropospheric gases, including oxygen (O 2), carbon dioxide (CO 2), water vapor (H 2 O), methane (CH 4), sulfur dioxide (SO 2), and carbon monoxide (CO). Click on image for full size.
The Earth's atmosphere has remained much the same for the past 200 million years. The pie chart shows the proportions of the main gases in the atmosphere. It is clear that the main gas is nitrogen. Oxygen - the gas that allows animals and plants to respire, and fuels to burn - is the next most abundant gas. These two gases are both elements and account for about 99% of the gases in the atmosphere.