"This recycling method is scalable, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly." Researchers reveal breakthrough fix for ...

Vattenfall has previously showcased a way to repurpose old turbine nacelles into tiny homes as part of its circular economy ...

At Ecowende’s initiative, Vestas is supplying red blades for a new trial at Hollandse Kust West VI, to investigate whether ...

A wind turbine blade proved to be too much cargo for the truck that was transporting it. While the truck negotiated a roadway maneuver, the blade said, "No thanks," and took the truck with it. The ...

Using glass fiber-reinforced plastics (GFRP) in wind turbine blades creates significant recycling challenges because GFRP is hard to break down and reuse. Unlike thermoplastics, which can be melted ...

The 450 megawatt (MW) Clarke Creek Wind Farm being built by Andrew Forrest’s Squadron Energy unorth-west of Rockhampton in Queensland has received its final oversize overmass (OSOM) delivery ...

REFRESH is building a circular and sustainable value chain to enable improved recycling of glass fibre reinforced composite materials from decommissioned wind blades. The project focuses on the ...

PULLMAN – A new method to recycle wind turbine blades without using harsh chemicals resulted in the recovery of high-strength glass fibers and resins that allowed Washington State University ...

Left: wind turbine blade waste; Middle: treated and dried wind turbine blade glass-fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP); Right: injection-molded plastic containing 70% recycled GFRP. Credit ...

The U.S. now hosts over 157,000 wind turbines. If each tower holds three blades, and each blade’s weight is about 65 glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP), that’s a lot of plastic. Even if each ...

Left: wind turbine blade waste; Middle: treated and dried wind turbine blade glass-fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP); Right: injection-molded plastic containing 70% recycled GFRP (photo by WSU).