While for many wind turbine components such as tower or machine house recyclable solution exist, the introduction of recyclable wind turbine blades is new.
A new resin makes the difference and paves the way for fully recyclable wind turbines, and possibly a new standard for the entire industry.
Siemens Gamesa has produced six such blades (81-meter in length) and plans to deploy them at the Kaskasi offshore wind power plant in Germany.
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