Wind farms are critical to building better energy grids, but most turbines still come with a hefty catch. Once decommissioned ...

As much as wind turbines are great for producing clean energy, disposing of them when the time comes can be challenging.

The world’s longest wooden wind turbine, built by Germany’s Voodin ... which doesn’t need the molds typically required, can also make blades 20% cheaper than those made from composite ...

The world's longest wooden wind ... blades. As well as boosting the sustainability of turbines, Voodin’s CEO Tom Siekmann told Recharge in an interview last year that its manufacturing process, which ...

RES announced it has been granted a U.S. patent for a new method of inspecting wind turbine blades. It allows users to ...

Researchers in China have developed a process that turns retired wind turbine blades into a valuable road-building resource.

Wang Zhaoli, deputy general manager of the road construction company, said that the modified asphalt pavement has shown ...

No matter how beneficial generating wind energy is, at the end of their life wind turbine blades end up as landfill. In Europe alone, some 60,000 tonnes of composite sheet waste will be involved ...

Lightning is a fact of life for wind farm owners, and one that is increasingly frequent as towers get taller and materials needed to make them change, says turbine blade expert Rosie Barnes. “Each ...