Wind turbine blades repurposed into bridges
Re-Wind Network project could prevent millions of tonnes of landfill over the coming years
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Re-Wind Network project could prevent millions of tonnes of landfill over the coming years
Engineers have figured out how to repurpose disused wind turbine blades to serve as bridges capable of supporting up to 30 tonnes of weight.
As the government scales up wind farm development, the challenge of disposing of turbine blades when they reach the end of their lives is gaining urgency.
Building Bridges with Recycled Wind Turbine Blades - Industry Tap
New to the Fall 2022 edition is a section on Marine Structures (floating PV platforms, jetties and buoys), and new pages on Single-Girder Bridges, as well as, images of our recent BladeBridge installations in Cork, Ireland and Draperstown, Northern Ireland, UK. Models based on a SGRE B45 blade have also…