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why are they being decommed at this rate?
Probaly because the materials they are made of have a safe life,after a certain amount of time stresses build up in the structure and the blade will be liable to fail.They will have been tested to destruction or,the calculations on a computer will give an estamate on how many hours until failure.
why are they being decommed at this rate?
Probaly because the materials they are made of have a safe life,after a certain amount of time stresses build up in the structure and the blade will be liable to fail.They will have been tested to destruction or,the calculations on a computer will give an estamate on how many hours until failure.
Good to read they already have a solution
// Global Fiberglass Solutions, developed a method to break down blades and press them into pellets and fiber boards to be used for flooring and walls. The company started producing samples at a plant in Sweetwater, Texas, near the continent’s largest concentration of wind farms. It plans another operation in Iowa.
“We can process 99.9% of a blade and handle about 6,000 to 7,000 blades a year per plant,” said Chief Executive Officer Don Lilly. The company has accumulated an inventory of about one year’s worth of blades ready to be chopped up and recycled as demand increases, he said. “When we start to sell to more builders, we can take in a lot more of them. We’re just gearing up.” //
// Global Fiberglass Solutions, developed a method to break down blades and press them into pellets and fiber boards to be used for flooring and walls. The company started producing samples at a plant in Sweetwater, Texas, near the continent’s largest concentration of wind farms. It plans another operation in Iowa.
“We can process 99.9% of a blade and handle about 6,000 to 7,000 blades a year per plant,” said Chief Executive Officer Don Lilly. The company has accumulated an inventory of about one year’s worth of blades ready to be chopped up and recycled as demand increases, he said. “When we start to sell to more builders, we can take in a lot more of them. We’re just gearing up.” //
Very good article here.
In Europe fibre glass is banned in landfill in some countries. Other charge a high price, making recycling the lesser of two evils.
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In Europe fibre glass is banned in landfill in some countries. Other charge a high price, making recycling the lesser of two evils.
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