How chemists could give new life to old wind turbine blades
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Covestro, Goldwind and LZ Blades produce PU rotor blade
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State-of-the-art review of product stewardship strategies for large composite wind turbine blades - ScienceDirect
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Why storm winds turned wind turbine into a fireball
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Moving toward next-generation wind blade recycling
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Recycling wind turbine blades into gummy bears
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Wind turbines are tough to recycle – this new chemistry could help
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Wind Energy Has A Waste Problem: Disposing Of The Turbines : NPR
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Wind industry calls for Europe-wide ban on landfilling turbine blades
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Recycling wind turbine blades by breaking them down into their constituent chemicals, Research
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Wind turbines are almost impossible to recycle. These engineers think they've found the answer
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Are Wind Turbine Blades Recyclable? (And Are They Biodegradable?) - Conserve Energy Future
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How a wind industry giant plans to solve its plastic waste problem - The Verge
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