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.
Silicon is the second most abundant element. Silicon dioxide and silicates (salts derived from silicon dioxide) make up about 87 percent of the materials in the Earth's crust. (Source: Tzimopoulos, Nicholas D., et al. Modern Chemistry, pp. 289, 758.) However water is the most common substance on the surface of the Earth. In the atmosphere, Nitrogen is the most common element (78%). It is believed that the core of our planet is mostly made of iron (at very high pressure and density), so iron would be the most common element within the Earth.