Wind turbines generate electricity without using fossil fuels or producing particulate matter pollution, but they do create waste: Though they can last as long as 25 years, turbine blades cannot be ...
I've mentioned before how wind turbine designs have been getting larger in an effort to increase efficiency. As such, turbine blades have been getting longer, some stretching into the sky hundreds of ...
The first decades of the 21st century are likely to witness the start of the energy revolution. Wind energy is already a critical part. Although the United States has made great strides recently in ...
Global Fiberglass Solutions illegally abandoned over 3,000 wind blades in Nolan County, a suit from Texas AG Ken Paxton said.
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 ...
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 ...
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a low-cost carbon fiber that could lower the cost of blades for wind turbines. The fiber begins as widely available raw material used in the ...
A US-based startup company is now turning decommissioned wind turbine blades into concrete and other reusable materials, as reported by Electrek. An aerial image shows wind turbine blades to be used ...
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 ...
"I thought they could be put to better use." Officials unveil incredible new structure built from old wind turbine blades: ...
India will make its longest onshore wind turbine blades at 91.2 metres as Adani New Industries Ltd (ANIL) scales up ...
A team of University of Maine (UMaine, Orono, U.S.) researchers have secured a $75,000 grant to explore recycling wind blades as feedstock for 3D printing. The award is a Phase 1 winner from the ...