How an idea that started in Europe years ago, is solving biggest complaint environmentalist have with Wind energy industry in the US
Wind turbine blades are notoriously hard to recycle, giving critics of wind energy an easy line of attack. But an idea born in Ireland in 2019 is quietly fixing that. Decommissioned fiberglass blades are being turned into girders for pedestrian bridges—first in Cork, then near Atlanta by 2025—swapping out steel and giving retired blades a useful second life instead of a landfill.
Wind turbine blades are notoriously hard to recycle, giving critics of wind energy an easy line of attack. But an idea born in Ireland in 2019 is quietly fixing that. Decommissioned fiberglass blades are being turned into girders for pedestrian bridges—first in Cork, then near Atlanta by 2025—swapping out steel and giving retired blades a useful second life instead of a landfill.
