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Recyclable wind turbine blades are possible, new research claims

By Michael Marks Texas Standard,

3 days ago

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1LmpfJ_0vWnrgwu00 — Windmills on a wind turbine farm in Nolan County. Turbine blades have about a 20-year lifetime. Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT News file photo

In recent years, wind energy has become a bigger and bigger part of Texas’ power portfolio. And as it has become more common, so have questions about what happens to those big turbine blades that catch the wind and spin to produce power.

The blades are good for about 20 years, but after that, most of them get piled up in turbine graveyards with no clear re-use. They’re not biodegradable.

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