Europe’s oldest offshore wind turbines are now being dismantled, after having delivered clean energy since the early 1990s.
Europe’s oldest offshore wind turbines are now being dismantled, after having delivered clean energy since the early 1990s.
Thse turbines have transformed offshore wind into clean power on land, but decommissioning the oldest creates new environmental problems. Over the next few years, Europe will have to dispose of up to 20,000 wind turbine blades, without any requirements for recycling the materials.
“In trying to use wind power to solve a major climate challenge, there is a risk that we have created new and even greater resource challenges,” said Pankaj Ravindra Gode.
Read More: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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