And just think of all the power needed to put them together, move them into position, inspect them, make repairs, then dismantle, transport and dump them.
It would be good to see those figures against their output. It would also be nice if people know where they get dumped in the UK. I found this from the National Grid:
Very weaselly, talks about recycling the turbines (well, copper, steel, and stuff, why not?) but then admits that the blades are difficult to recycle. Fibreglass is pretty useless, it seems. They can incorporate it into cement. I'm sure that's going to bring the price down....
Sam - yes the recycling optimism tends to be very weaselly. In principle no doubt the blades can be recycled, but the cost of it tends to be avoided. Does blade recycling require yet more subsidies? It would be amazing if it doesn't, especially as governments are now trapped in the consequences of their own games.
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And just think of all the power needed to put them together, move them into position, inspect them, make repairs, then dismantle, transport and dump them.
It would be good to see those figures against their output. It would also be nice if people know where they get dumped in the UK. I found this from the National Grid:
https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/energy-explained/can-wind-turbine-blades-be-recycled
Very weaselly, talks about recycling the turbines (well, copper, steel, and stuff, why not?) but then admits that the blades are difficult to recycle. Fibreglass is pretty useless, it seems. They can incorporate it into cement. I'm sure that's going to bring the price down....
Sam - yes the recycling optimism tends to be very weaselly. In principle no doubt the blades can be recycled, but the cost of it tends to be avoided. Does blade recycling require yet more subsidies? It would be amazing if it doesn't, especially as governments are now trapped in the consequences of their own games.
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