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i partly agree, but the fact that those blades cant even be recycled [0] but are instead dug down in the ground after use will probably be an ecological issue r
by lkmill 1y ago
i partly agree, but the fact that those blades cant even be recycled [0] but are instead dug down in the ground after use will probably be an ecological issue relatively soon.
edit: [0] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-02-05/wind-turbine-blades-can-t-be-recycled-so-they-re-piling-up-in-landfills https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-02-05/wind-turb...
felt like i read that article yesterday. 5 years ago, wow. has any progress been made there?
- snarf21 1y agoThere has been some but everything isn't fully scaled up yet. 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...
- natmaka 1y agoMany are now burnt in cement kilns. A fair part of new blade models are recyclable (check RecyclableBlade, ZEBRA, PECAN...). Research may even enable to somewhat recycle old ones: https://www.offshorewind.biz/2023/02/08/newly-discovered-chemical-process-renders-all-existing-wind-turbine-blades-recyclable/ https://www.offshorewind.biz/2023/02/08/newly-discovered-che...