{"id":3937,"date":"2019-08-01T07:42:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T07:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euromenaenergy.com\/?p=3937"},"modified":"2019-08-01T07:42:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T07:42:37","slug":"bloomberg-climate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emimer.com\/?p=3937","title":{"rendered":"Climate Changed Turbines in Landfill Trigger Debate Over Wind\u2019s Dirty Downside"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wind turbines may be carbon-free, but they\u2019re not recyclable.<\/p>\n

A photograph of dozens of giant turbine blades dumped into a Wyoming landfill touched off a debate Wednesday on Twitter about wind power\u2019s environmental drawbacks. The argument may be only beginning.<\/p>\n

Fiberglass turbine blades — which in some cases are as long a football field — aren\u2019t easy to recycle. And with BloombergNEF expecting up to 2 gigawatts worth of turbines to be refitted this year and next, there could be heaps more headed for dumps.<\/p>\n

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A technician repairs a wind turbine blade in Adair, Iowa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Photographer: Daniel Acker\/Bloomberg<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cynthia Langston, solid waste division manager for the city of Casper, declined to say where the turbine debris came from. But she\u2019s happy to have it. The 1,000 blades will bring in about $675,000 for the landfill, helping keep trash costs low for local residents. Plus, Langston said, wind-farm junk is less toxic than other garbage.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s much cleaner than the contaminated soil and demolition projects from the oil and gas industry,\u201d Langston said in an interview. \u201cThese are about as non-toxic as you can get.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wind turbine blades represent a \u201cvanishingly small fraction\u201d of overall waste in the U.S., according to the American Wind Energy Association.<\/p>\n

Sachin Shah, chief executive officer of one of the world\u2019s largest clean-power operators,\u00a0Brookfield Renewable Partners LP, said \u201cthere will be an aggressive effort to re-use materials\u201d in the years ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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