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- Lightweight Wind Turbines for Low-Wind RegionsGenerating electricity in areas with little wind is often difficult. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP, together with the BBF…
- Stronger wind turbines made with polyurethane infusion resinCovestro, supplier of high performance polymer materials, has installed their pilot wind turbines with wind blades made using polyurethane infusion resin. Wind turbine rotor…
- A completely recyclable wind turbine bladeSpanish-German company Siemens Gamesa developed a wind turbine blade that is completely recyclable. At end-of-life, the material can be separated and be reused. Wind…
- Wind turbine blades made of woodGerman company Voodin Blade Technology developed wind turbine blades made of wood. Conventional wind turbine blades are made of a composite of fibreglass and…
- Potentially recyclable wind turbine bladesUS National Renewable Energy Laboratory developed wind turbine blade components using liquid thermoplastic resin. Wind turbine blades are commonly made using thermoset resins. The…
- WALiD: new material for lighter wind turbine bladesThe bigger the blades on a wind turbine, the more energy it generates. However, current blades of wind turbines are made of heavy material,…
- Noise Barrier from Recycled Wind Turbine Blades UnveiledThe Netherlands has launched a world-first with the Blade Barrier, a noise-reducing wall made from old wind turbine blades. Installed along the A58 motorway…
- A 3D printed wind turbine made of PLASenior lecturer Ross Stevens of Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, in collaboration with industrial designer Nicole Hone, developed a potted plant inspired wind…
- Wind turbines made from engineered woodSwedish engineering and industrial design company Modvion developed a modular, wooden design for wind turbines, to make transportation easier and the turbines more sustainable.…
- From Wind Turbine Blades to Infrastructure: A Breakthrough in Composite ReuseAs wind energy continues to expand, a less visible challenge is growing at the same time: what happens to wind turbine blades at the…
- A tiny house made of a repurposed wind turbineEnergy corporation Vattenfall and design studio Superuse turned the top part of a wind turbine into a tiny house. Called Nestle, the project creatively…
- Reused Wind Turbine Blades Prove Viable As Noise BarriersReused wind turbine blades can function as fully fledged noise barriers along motorways. That is the key conclusion from the first test results of…
- 3D printed recyclable wind turbinesResearches at Virginia Tech in the US are working on a method to create 3D printed wind turbines which are fully recyclable at end…
- A bridge made of reused wind turbine bladesFor his master thesis at Delft University of Technology, engineer Stijn Speksnijder aimed to find a new use for decommissioned wind turbine blades, by…
- Recycled Wind Turbine Blades Used to Create Stronger PlasticsResearchers at Washington State University have developed a novel, sustainable method to recycle wind turbine blades and transform them into high-performance plastics. By avoiding…
- Humpback whales inspire next generation wind turbine technologyScientists were inspired by a unique series of bumps called tubercles on the fins of humpback whales that enable the 45-foot animal to better…
- Recycled Wind Turbine Blade Fibres Reinforce Cement CompositesResearchers at Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology in Poland have investigated cement composites reinforced with fibres recovered from wind turbine blades. The exploratory…
- Tilting with windmills: innovations in wind energy on Windmill DayToday is Windmill Day, and what better moment to discuss the latest developments in generating wind energy? Using windmills to generate energy has a…
- A modular wind energy system made of recycled materialsThe company Airiva developed a modular, scalable and smart wind energy system consisting of an array of vertical wind turbines, made of recycled materials.…
