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We don't burn the wind turbine blades when we use them, nor when they break. The scale of issue in dealing with a bunch of solid waste you can just bury compar
by XorNot 2y ago
We don't burn the wind turbine blades when we use them, nor when they break.
The scale of issue in dealing with a bunch of solid waste you can just bury compared to climate change is insignificant.
- xcskier56 2y agoWell... technically... some people are starting to https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/articles/carbon-rivers-makes-wind-turbine-blade-recycling-and-upcycling-reality-support https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/articles/carbon-rivers-make... but this also produces energy and compared to the amount of electricity they produce during their lifetime this carebon can only be incredibly negligible
- XorNot 2y agoPyrolysis is not burning - from your link: > Carbon Rivers’ recycling uses pyrolysis—a process during which organic components of a composite (e.g., resins or polymers) are broken down with intense heat in the absence of oxygen and separated from the inorganic fiberglass reinforcement.
- xcskier56 2y agoKeep reading > The process converts organic products back into raw hydrocarbon products called syngas and pyrolysis oil, which can be used for energy production. Which in a video I can't find they talk about piping this to a concrete plant that was burning it for their heating needs