Comments by "mpetersen6" (@mpetersen6) on "Why Wind Turbine Blades Are So Hard to Recycle | World Wide Waste" video.

  1. 1) Reduce the number of blades being replaced annually per unit in the future by developing, designing and manufacturing new blade designs that simply last longer. Hopefully as long as the generator set in the individual turbine. 2) Develop, design and manufacture blades that use more easily recycled materials. Aluminum/Aluminium would work although I suspect the weight penalty would be huge. 3) Education. Everyone needs to have an understanding that no matter how "green" the technology every technology has an environmental cost. Both at the front end in manufacturing, resource extraction for raw materials and transportation to the installation site. And decommissioning costs involved in removal, transportation to recycling facilities. Add in the costs incurred in maintenance of the equipment over its life. Even rooftop Solar has maintenance costs. Even if you do it yourself how much is your time worth?
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