NANTUCKET – Several beaches were closed on Tuesday while crews worked to clean up "large floating debris and fiberglass shards" from a broken wind turbine blade off the coast of Martha's ...

While most parts from old wind turbines can be recycled or reused, including the shell, nacelle, and metallic internal components, the long blades are typically made from fiberglass.

Wind energy has exploded across China in recent years, making the country the largest producer of wind-generated electricity.

The massive offshore wind turbine blade that broke and spread fiberglass and foam debris across Nantucket beaches this week was one of several recent failures of blades made by GE Vernova – a ...

Nantucket beaches closed for cleanup. Vineyard Wind said it has two recovery teams consisting of four people on Nantucket to remove the debris. The turbine blades are made of non-toxic fiberglass.

Unlike the other components of a wind turbine, which can be recycled but still entail a huge carbon footprint, the nacelle is made of fiberglass, so it can't be recycled.

The blades of wind turbines are made from fiberglass or carbon fiber and the manufacturing process also requires rare earth materials. Therefore, ...

Although wind turbines generate electricity via an eco-friendly process, their blades end up in landfills once they wear out. That could change, however, thanks to a resin that would allow old ...

concern in nantucket after this new images showing a vineyard wind turbine blade shattered hanging 15 miles off shore, neighbors and the nantucket current finding debris and sharp fiberglass ...

The U.S. Wind Turbine Database contains more than 74,695 wind turbines built since 1980, spread between 1,699 wind power projects in 45 states. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip Featured ...

Wind power has a waste problem that has been difficult to solve. Turbine blades made from a new plant-based material could make them recyclable. By Minho Kim The blades on the newest wind turbines ...