The project, part-funded by the UK's Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, saw a full-scale 44m prototype turbineblade fitted at a wind farm in Norfolk.
The cost and time of prototyping new designs, from a new turbineblade to a new solar panel mounting bracket or an intricately designed heat exchanger, could drop dramatically.
The best sites for wind power production are typically along mountain ridges and coastal areas, locations that are also prized for scenic views and over-flown by bird and bat species that become turbineblade casualties.