Investigation launched into damaged onshore wind turbine blade

Investigations are under way after an installed wind turbine at a German onshore windfarm suffered damage in two separate incidents this month. The post Investigation launched into damaged onshore wind turbine blade appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Safer, Faster and more Cost-efficient Wind Turbine Blade Replacement

Richardson, Texas, USA — The wind energy market demands constant innovation from its supply chain, as Crosby Airpes’s craneless wind turbine rotor blade exchange system proves. As wind farm operators meet unprecedented demand for new turbines, they must also maintain installed towers, nacelles, and other components. Central to that work is removal and replacement of […] The post Safer, Faster and more Cost-efficient Wind Turbine Blade Replacement appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

FT - Can we stop wind turbine blades ending up in landfill, 28032022

About 85 per cent of a wind turbine’s mass can be recycled effectively, but the blades cannot. Most end up in landfill, and as thousands of turbines approach the end of their lifetimes, the problem is only getting worse. But as the FT’s Esan Swan reports, new technologies could alleviate the problem.