Why Wind Turbine Blades are hard to recycle?

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Wind turbines are the oldest technology that is developed since 1800 century for different purposes. The blades that are used made of different materials like wood, metal, polymers, etc. The installation of wind turbines with three blades in different parts of the world, for the production of electricity which is the major commodity in the industry 4.0 and further. 

Old model wind turbines are 60 feet height which has the capacity to generate power to three modern houses. Whereas, modern wind turbines with 525 feet (onshore) and 850 feet (offshore), can supply power to 460 homes. The onshore wind turbine blades are 170 feet which is equal to 4 school buses. The lifespan of these blades is around 8 - 10 years. The current possibility to reuse old wind turbine blades are:

  1. Shredding the old damaged blades, further shredding into fine pieces and refining the same which can be converting it into different fourm of fuel
  2. Cement factor - firing in red hot calins instead of using coal and diesel (carbon fuels) in the process of preperation of cement

Some of the best methods for increase in the reusablity of wind turbine blades are as follows:

  1. Padisterin bridges
  2. Signal towers
  3. Fencing
  4. Playgrounds
  5. Public monument
  6. Bicycle shears, Benches in the parks/ sitting areas

All the above can be done which will not impact the environment and surroundings, instead of utilising. for “Landfilling” that is creating land pollution in that particular area. Every renewable generating company should adopt to circular economy concept in their regular “Operation and Maintenance” (O&M) activities to minimise and reduce to zero carbon emission and pollution in to the environment.

Across the globe there are 70,000 WTGs and 2000 more will be installed with an investement of $100 million that will generate 47 million tonnes of waste by the year 2030.

Q. How Wind turbines are made ?

A. It is the combination of fibreglass + Light wood

*Note: The article still on research, will be updated further with more key points . . . 

 


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