A great amount of turbines are approaching the end of their initial 20 years lifetime. By 2021 alone, 4 GW will lose the EEG subsidy. In some repowering projects turbine decommissioning is required even before reaching 20 years. All of this raises the question of what to do with the dismantled turbines, as only part of them can be sold in the secondary market.

So far, approximately 85% of a wind turbine’s components can be recycled or reused. The remaining 15% can mainly be found in the composite materials of the blades. Today 2.5 million tonnes of composite material are in use in the wind sector globally. Making turbines 100% recyclable is therefore an important step towards a circular economy.

Join this webinar to meet Miljøskærm who has manufactured innovative products from discarded fiberglass since 2015. Energy Cluster Denmark will give you an inside on two of their international innovation projects Decom blades and Decom Tools. RDRWind will tell you about the circular economy opportunities and the new industry standard for dismantling, disassembly, recycling and recovery.