{"id":182493,"date":"2024-08-24T14:12:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T18:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=182493"},"modified":"2024-08-23T17:00:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T21:00:59","slug":"wind-turbine-blades-be-recyclable","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/wind-turbine-blades-be-recyclable\/","title":{"rendered":"Special resin created for recycling wind turbine blades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in collaboration with several research centers, has developed a new type of recyclable resin for wind turbine blades<\/strong>.\nThis breakthrough could revolutionize the industry and eradicate the common practice of disposing of these huge structures in landfills at the end of their useful life. <\/p>\n\n

Called PECAN (PolyEster Covalently Adaptable Network)<\/strong>, it is made from bio-based materials and performs comparably, if not better, than traditional resins used in the wind industry. wind industry<\/a><\/strong>.\nThanks to its innovative design, blades made from PECAN can be recycled<\/strong> through gentle chemical processes, allowing its components to be recovered and reused multiple times, something that is not possible with current resins. <\/p>\n\n

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A researcher holds cubes of PECAN resin.\nSource: NREL <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Wind turbine blades would not end up in landfills<\/h2>\n\n

Likewise, the NREL team built a 9-meter shovel prototype to demonstrate the viability of this bio-based resin<\/strong> and the results were surprising: the prototype decomposed completely in only 6 hours through a chemical process, allowing the recovery of the materials.<\/p>\n\n

Johney Green, associate director of NREL’s laboratory, stressed that this development is key to moving towards a circular economy in the renewable energy sector. renewable energy sector.<\/a><\/strong>.\nUsing a recyclable resin improves the sustainability of wind energy while challenging the idea that recyclable materials are less efficient or durable.\nThe research work was published in the journal Science<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n

With funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, NREL plans to continue research to manufacture larger blades and explore new bio-based formulations.\nThis breakthrough could usher in a new era in wind turbine manufacturing, with a focus on waste reduction and long-term sustainability. <\/p>\n\n

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Source:<\/strong> National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Photos: shutterstock<\/strong> | NREL<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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