Blades
Wind power is the second most impactful climate solution, according to Project Drawdown, but that doesn’t mean that it is fully sustainable. LM Wind Power, a subsidiary of GE Renewable Energy, produces 14,000 blades every year for turbines that can supply energy to more than 11 million households. Some are massive— GE’s Haliade-X blades are 107 meters long and weighs 50 tons each. The problem is they are made of fiberglass, polymers and core material that are not recyclable. Now DecomBlades, a consortium of Danish companies, is looking to change that and make wind turbines that are 100% circular.
— Wayne Visser
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