When a wind turbine reaches the end of its life after two or three decades, the giant blades attached to it usually end up in a landfill. That’s largely because of the materials that are used. “[The ...

Wind turbines are typically designed for about 20 years of service, with a maximum of 30 years before replacement. Since the ...

The wind blade recycling market presents opportunities driven by the increased decommissioning of wind turbines, regulatory pressures, and sustainability goals. Key growth areas include thermal ...

UMaine researchers aim to recycle wind turbine blades as 3D printing material A team of University of Maine researchers have secured a $75,000 grant to explore recycling wind blades as feedstock for ...

A damaged 44-meter turbine blade from Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm has been recycled by Plaswire, a Northern Ireland-based company. Plaswire has developed a sustainable solution which ...

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). PULLMAN ...

FAIRFAX, Iowa (KCRG) - There are several ways to dispose of wind turbine parts once they’re no longer of service. Now a local manufacturer is changing the way people go through that process. Wednesday ...

The power of the wind is one of the most widely used renewable energy resources, going back to the earliest known windmills in Persia, over 1,000 years ago. Today, wind power has come a long way. We ...

As we transition to a green economy, we’re generating waste that, if we aren’t careful, isn’t so green. We looked at barriers and opportunities around three of the most challenging types of clean ...

Glass fibers from retired wind turbine blades can be converted into high-capacity silicon-carbon battery anodes, turning a growing waste problem into valuable energy storage materials. (Nanowerk ...