The tree is known for its wide use in woodworking, due to its softness and its high strength compared to its low density. Balsa wood is commonly used as a base material in the manufacture of wind ...

Balsa wood is prized by turbine blade makers for being both strong and lightweight. But environmentalists say its harvesting is problematic. Wind turbines — the towering giants of the clean ...

Turbine blades seen coming and going off New Bedford had to do with Vineyard Wind's plan after a blade collapsed this summer.