Denmark Is Cleverly Repurposing Old Wind Turbine Blades as Bike Shelters
There are many things you can do with old wind turbine blades rather than throwing them in a landfill: like a make a bike shelter for example.
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There are many things you can do with old wind turbine blades rather than throwing them in a landfill: like a make a bike shelter for example.
One of the most prominent countries in wind power generation, Denmark is now repurposing its old, non-recyclable wind turbine blades as bike shelters.
Figure 1. This figure provides an estimate of the maximum and minimum tonnage of EOL blade material for existing wind blades installed up to (but not after) 2019 in entire world (global), the U.S. and Europe (European Union, plus U.K.). The maximum scenario is based on the shortest service life,15 years, and the higher 14 t/MW blade conversion factor. The minimum scenario is based on the longest service life of 30 years and the lower 10 t/MW blade conversion factor. The predictions are based on total blade mass. All figures credit: Emma Delaney QUB (Re-Wind Network) There have been a number...