Partnering with Banbridge’s ubloquity, Plaswire transforms wind turbine blades into fully traceable, low-carbon materials, ...

Computer simulations will be used to design the optimal shape and ensure the structural integrity of the natural fiber rotor ...

Wind turbine blades are difficult to recycle because of their massive size and durable material. One company is the first in the US to shred the blades so they can be used as fuel in cement-making.

Wind turbine's last about 20 to 30 years, and iowas oldest wind farm is about 30 years old.The focus now is to extend the ...

Wind turbines contribute to cleaner energy goals, but their end-of-life management requires sustainable solutions. A Spanish infrastructure firm is tackling the issue of retired wind turbine blades ...

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, Colorado, say a realistic path exists in which bio-derivable wind turbine blades can be chemically ...

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy said Tuesday it had launched a recyclable wind turbine blade, a move which represents the latest example of how the industry is attempting to find ways to re-use ...

Scotland’s first ever wind farm has been successfully re-powered with five-times more capacity using almost half as many turbines.

In an update on the EU-funded REFRESH project launched in 2023, its consortium has published promising results from the initial life cycle assessment (LCA) of the project’s processes for recycling ...

When a wind turbine reaches the end of its working life, components like towers and nacelles can be recycled but blades often end up in landfill. Vestas is looking to commercialize a new chemical ...

LOUISIANA, Mo. — Several times a day and every day of the week, large trucks pull into a facility on the outskirts of this northern Missouri river town, lugging tons of precious cargo: giant sections ...

As America installs more wind turbines, a new waste problem is growing. The massive blades have to be replaced every 20 years — and sometimes more often if they break or need upgrades. And most of ...