Pieces of wind turbine blades in a landfill in Wyoming. Because there are few options for recycling retired wind turbine blades, most end up buried in landfills, like the one shown here in Casper, ...
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German scientists plan natural-fiber blades to tackle wind turbine waste
A German project, backed by the Schleswig-Holstein Energy and Climate Protection Agency, aims to develop small-turbine rotor ...
RWE has completed the UK’s first large-scale installation of recyclable wind turbine blades at its 1.4 GW Sofia project in ...
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Millions of bats are being killed by wind turbines, but smart sensors could help protect them
They’re a vital source of renewable energy, but wind turbines can be a danger to bats. Bat-detection technology could protect the flying mammals, while keeping wind turbines turning.
With Iowa being a leader in renewable energy, wind turbines standing hundreds of feet above the ground can be seen throughout ...
A blade broke off of a wind turbine and landed in a cranberry bog in Plymouth, Massachusetts on Friday. It happened in the area of Head of the Bay Road near the Bourne town line just before 2 p.m. The ...
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UK’s massive wind turbine project gets 150 recyclable blades to power 1.2 million homes
The recyclable blade milestone comes just after RWE crossed another important stage—installing more than half of Sofia’s 100 ...
In fact, the turbines were able to reach an efficiency of 53%, which is just shy of Betz's Law, a theorem that says no wind turbine would be able to convert more than about 59.3% of wind energy into ...
The sixth edition of global energy think tank Ember's Global Electricity Review said wind and solar together generated 15% of global electricity last year. India's share stood at 10%. Heatwaves drove ...
The Queensland LNP government has announced a supply deal for a new gas generator with a company controlled by Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, just over a week after announcing its “energy ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Damien Timbs says it was the local rugby club that helped cement him into the community when he moved from Sydney to the picture-perfect ...
LEXINGTON — Tim Jolly is a fifth-generation McLean County farmer and is looking forward to a safe harvest this fall.
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