Wind energy students get massive learning tool

DANVILLE – Every college lab needs equipment for hands-on learning, but the wind energy program at Danville Area Community College has a much "taller" order to fill than most classrooms.

On Tuesday, a 145-foot wind turbine blade weighing 17,000 pounds was delivered to the DACC campus by a semitrailer truck stretching 173 feet in length.

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