Veolia and GE Renewable Energy
With growing demand for clean energy, more wind turbines are coming online, and the blades are getting bigger so they can create more power. While these systems save water, help address air pollution, and reduce sulfur dioxide emissions, and while most of the blade is recyclable, there are almost no commercial applications for them at the end of their lives. But Veolia North America and GE Renewable Energy have started recycling them for use in the cement-making process. GE Renewable Energy has signed a multi-year agreement to provide Veolia with old blades as they are replaced to upgrade turbine systems.
GE Renewable Energy and Veolia sign turbine blade recycle agreement 21 December 2020
GE Renewable Energy has signed a multi-year agreement with Veolia North America (VNA) to recycle blades removed from its US-based onshore wind turbines during upgrades and repowering efforts. Through this agreement, GE plans to recycle the majority of blades that are replaced during repowering efforts.
Veolia will process the blades for use as a raw material for cement, utilising a cement kiln co-processing technology. VNA has a successful history of supplying repurposed engineered materials to the cement industry. Similar recycling processes in Europe have been proven to be effective at a commercial scale.
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