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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Europe's oldest offshore wind turbines are now being dismantled, after having delivered clean energy since the early 1990s. These turbines have transformed offshore wind into clean power on land, but ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...