Wind blades do not exude toxic substances when buried in landfills but take up a great deal of space. Old turbine blades as long as 120 feet are cut into 40-foot sections before disposal.

many thousands of turbine blades are buried in landfills across the Great Plains in Iowa, South Dakota, and Wyoming—a blemish on wind energy’s sustainable image. “We need a way to ...

The U.S. now hosts over 157,000 wind turbines. If each tower holds three blades, and each blade's weight is about 65 glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP), that's a lot of plastic. Even if each ...

Old, discarded wind turbine blades don't biodegrade ... More infamously, the blades are also sometimes simply buried intact in landfills – out of sight, out of mind. That's where Reverlast ...

Retired wind turbine blades can be hard to repurpose because of their typically non-recyclable composite materials - which can include fiberglass Estormiz / Wikimedia Commons 2 / 3 ...

The “sand dune” theory has been doing the rounds of social media and the anti-wind power circuit, and follows similarly wild claims made about old turbine blades in north Queensland.

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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Two companies are partnering to tackle one of the wind energy ...

Critics challenging wind power often claim that the turbine blades can’t be recycled but are often buried, potentially leeching harmful pollutants into the groundwater. Perhaps in an attempt to blunt ...