Posted on Jun 1, 2022
How to recycle a 150-foot wind turbine blade? Haul it to Louisiana, Missouri
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..."Efforts to recycle or repurpose old turbine blades will likely become increasingly important in coming years, said Berry, the wind technology engineer. “A lot of wind farms were put in place in the last 20 or 25 years, so we’re seeing a near future where quite a few of those blades will be coming down.”
Wind energy researchers worldwide are working to develop sustainable and cost-effective ways to recycle wind turbine blades, but they’re also redesigning them using different materials that can be recycled more easily.
French chemical manufacturer Arkema has developed a new form of thermoplastic resin, for instance, that can be melted down during the recycling process.
“At the same time as we're handling the challenge that is posed to us by blades that are coming off towers now, we're also changing our approach to the design and the manufacturing of wind turbine blades in the future to provide ourselves with more options for recycling and reuse of blades at the end of their life,” Berry said. “We want to make sure we’re making our lives easier in the future.”
..."Efforts to recycle or repurpose old turbine blades will likely become increasingly important in coming years, said Berry, the wind technology engineer. “A lot of wind farms were put in place in the last 20 or 25 years, so we’re seeing a near future where quite a few of those blades will be coming down.”
Wind energy researchers worldwide are working to develop sustainable and cost-effective ways to recycle wind turbine blades, but they’re also redesigning them using different materials that can be recycled more easily.
French chemical manufacturer Arkema has developed a new form of thermoplastic resin, for instance, that can be melted down during the recycling process.
“At the same time as we're handling the challenge that is posed to us by blades that are coming off towers now, we're also changing our approach to the design and the manufacturing of wind turbine blades in the future to provide ourselves with more options for recycling and reuse of blades at the end of their life,” Berry said. “We want to make sure we’re making our lives easier in the future.”
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