As we transition to a green economy, we’re generating waste that, if we aren’t careful, isn’t so green. We looked at barriers and opportunities around three of the most challenging types of clean ...

In recent decades, wind energy has surged across the globe. But most wind turbines have a life span of about 20 years, meaning the massive infrastructure boom of wind energy is now generating some ...

A couple of years ago, headlines all over the world were pointing out that one of the symbols of the renewable energy revolution had “skeletons” in the ground. Literally. Namely, end-of-life blades ...

The recyclable blade milestone comes just after RWE crossed another important stage—installing more than half of Sofia’s 100 ...

When a wind turbine reaches the end of its life after two or three decades, the giant blades attached to it usually end up in a landfill. That’s largely because of the materials that are used. “[The ...

It is the year 2035. In a world facing climate catastrophe, the human enterprise is powered by fields of wind farms, with turbine blades made from fast-growing grasses and the roots of a ...

As much as wind turbines are great for producing clean energy, disposing of them when the time comes can be challenging. Researchers in China have hit upon a clever way to use discarded blades to ...

Sitting inside the minimalist-chic interior of Nestle, you’d never guess it used to be a wind turbine. From the outside, though, the tiny home’s former life is more apparent. Nestle has a caravan-like ...

The offshore wind turbine blades that arrived in New Bedford from Gaspé, Canada this week are undergoing a detailed inspection to ensure no damage occurred in shipping or unloading. Workers unloaded ...

This new wind power design does not do away with the main function of a wind turbine, it just eliminates the noise entirely. The design does not make use of a propeller but instead, it looks more like ...