The blades of decommissioned wind turbines have decades of life left in them. See how engineers are repurposing them for future use.
Bridges made of wind turbine bladeslargest source of renewable energy
in the country. In 2020, wind provided over 86 percent of its renewable electricity while accounting for an impressive 36 percent of its total electricity demand. While this is good news for clean energy advocates, these turbines are not without drawbacks, as the materials used to construct them simply don't biodegrade very well. Wind turbines have a lifespan of around 20-25 years, and once they are discarded, their massive, glass or carbon fiber-reinforced blades often end up in landfills.
Instead of letting them sit idle, the Re-Wind Network found a better use for these blades. The organization, headed by the team at Munster Technological University and University College Cork, successfully constructed a"blade bridge" on the Midelton to Youghal greenway in County Cork, Ireland on January 26, 2022.
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