Wind Turbine Decommissioning

Aberdeen University researchers taking part in wind farm decommissioning study

Ageing offshore wind turbines could stunt the growth of renewable energy sector

The University of Kent has led a study highlighting the urgent need for the UK’s Government and renewable energy industries to give vital attention to…

Ørsted-led consortium researching blade decommissioning

The new DecomBlades consortium will aim to make Denmark a ‘frontrunner’ in establishing recycling solutions within the wind industry Blade manufacturer LM Wind Power is…

First 100% recyclable turbine blade project launched

Cross- sector consortium will work on €18.5m scheme Offshore wind should be ‘backbone’ of UK green recovery New owner completes Global Marine acquisition A cross-sector…

Offshore energy projects drive W2W demand

Uptime’s gangway enables personnel to transfer from a W2W vessel to an offshore platform New turbine installations will treble capacity to 20 GW by 2030,…

Marine Scotland’s Offshore Renewable Energy Decommissioning Guidance – have your say Blog Planning

Marine Scotland’s Offshore Renewable Energy Decommissioning Guidance – have your say Blog Planning Last week Kirsty Macpherson and I attended the Offshore Renewable Energy Decommissioning…

Old wind turbine blades present a recycling problem

Old wind turbine blades present a recycling problem Companies are searching for ways to deal with the tens of thousands of wind turbine blades that…

Sharpening-up blade recycling

The Re-Wind programme is researching how blade materials can be reused (pic: RE-Wind) Hand-in-hand with this has been the painstaking development in techniques to transport…

The trouble with wind farms

Additional Antiquities Wind farms Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times more > ANALYSIS/OPINION: Wind farms dot the horizon in many states. The drive for renewable,…

Vestas plans ‘zero-waste turbines’ by 2040

Vestas has set incremental targets to raise the recyclability level of its blades from 44% today to 50% by 2025 and 55% by 2030 The…

States, Localities Face High Wind Turbine Decommissioning Costs

Wind turbine producers and wind energy facility operators are facing challenges finding ways to recycle or dispose of the materials from large wind turbines, especially…