DecomBlades sees great potential for sustainable recycling of turbine blades following breakthrough

With the most important step taken in the DecomBlades project consortium, project partners now hope that the industry is ready for a greener solution for end-of-life turbine blades.
End-of-life turbine blades can gain new potential through the solutions developed by the DecomBlades consortium. | Photo: Peter Klint
End-of-life turbine blades can gain new potential through the solutions developed by the DecomBlades consortium. | Photo: Peter Klint

The lack of recycling of end-of-life turbine blades has long been a problem for the wind industry. Especially blades made of composite materials are difficult to recycle, which is why the vast majority of them end up in environmental depots, wind turbine graveyards or simply landfills.

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