EnergyLOOP is planning to recycle components used in renewable energy installations, including wind turbine blades. The company’s initial objective will be recovery of wind turbine blade components—mostly glass and carbon fibers and resins—and their reuse in sectors like energy, aerospace, automotive, textiles, chemicals and construction. Siemens Gamesa said in 2021 it had launched a recyclable wind turbine blade, claiming its RecyclableBlades were “the world’s first recyclable wind turbine blades ready for commercial use offshore.” Since it’s estimated that roughly 5,700 wind turbines would be dismantled in Europe each year in 2030, this is good news.
www.cnbc.com/2022/06/06/iberdrola-sets-up-firm-focused-on-recycling-wind-turbine-blades.html