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…
Category: Wind Turbine Decommissioning
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…