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Iberdrola signs an agreement with FCC to promote the recycling of photovoltaic panels

FCC Ámbito, a subsidiary of FCC Servicios Medio Ambiente, and Iberdrola, through its PERSEO Venture Builder programme, have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to promote the industrial-scale recycling of photovoltaic panels. Following the successful creation of the company EnergyLoop as a joint experience for the recycling of wind turbine blades, the two companies are furthering … Continue reading Iberdrola signs an agreement with FCC to promote the recycling of photovoltaic panels

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SolarPower Europe publishes guidelines for recycling of photovoltaics (PV) solar panels

Last year the European Union added photovoltac solar power plants and residential photovoltaic systems with a record-breaking total capacity again, 55 GW, bringing the level to 263 gigawatts. With the staggering expansion in the sector, responsible management of solar panels reaching the end of life or malfunctioning is gaining in importance. An increasing number of … Continue reading SolarPower Europe publishes guidelines for recycling of photovoltaics (PV) solar panels

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How recycling wind turbine blades makes a difference

Wind power has become a major player in the global renewable energy market, with wind turbines dotting landscapes around the world. As the number of wind turbines grows, the need for sustainable methods of disposing of their components also increases. One of the most important challenges in this regard is the elimination of wind turbine … Continue reading How recycling wind turbine blades makes a difference

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EnergyLOOP and Surus join forces to tackle wind turbine blade recycling

ENERGYLOOP, a company owned by FCC Ámbito and Iberdrola for the recycling of wind farm components, has signed a collaboration agreement with SURUS, a leading Spanish company in adding value through the execution of projects related to sustainability and the circular economy, with the aim of providing a joint solution for the recycling of wind … Continue reading EnergyLOOP and Surus join forces to tackle wind turbine blade recycling

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Circular economy for post-use wind blade composite materials

EGP is a partner in the EU’s DeremCo project, which will help the wind sector in creating a value chain for the reuse of composites material from wind blades. Enel Green Power, together with 30 European partners from Italy, Finland, Austria, Spain, Slovenia, Belgium and Portugal, collaborates within the EU-funded project DeremCo “De & Remanufacturing … Continue reading Circular economy for post-use wind blade composite materials

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Wind Turbine Blade Recycling

Wind turbine blade recycling is emerging as a key component of sustainable energy solutions, as the industry grapples with the challenge of disposing of these massive structures in an environmentally friendly manner. With the global push for renewable energy sources, wind power has become one of the fastest-growing sectors in the energy market. However, the … Continue reading Wind Turbine Blade Recycling

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Battery raw materials: tracking key market dynamics

The forces shaping nickel, cobalt and lithium markets – from the supply growth challenge to carbon costs and the rise of recycling. The past year has seen major paradigm shifts with significant implications for energy transition metals. The war in Ukraine, the energy trilemma and China’s changing growth dynamics have all contributed to ongoing uncertainty … Continue reading Battery raw materials: tracking key market dynamics

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Iberdrola develops battery recycling in Spain, together with FCC and Glencore, as a commitment to the circular economy

FCC Ámbito, a subsidiary of FCC Servicios Medio Ambiente, and Iberdrola, through its PERSEO Venture Builder programme, will collaborate with Glencore to tackle one of the biggest medium- and long-term challenges in the energy sector and will seek to provide industrial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling solutions on the Iberian Peninsula through the development of a specialised … Continue reading Iberdrola develops battery recycling in Spain, together with FCC and Glencore, as a commitment to the circular economy

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Nordex now participating in EoLO-HUBs project to drive recycling of high-value rotor blade materials from wind turbine blades  

Currently, 85 – 95% of a Nordex wind turbine is already recyclable. For many of the materials used, there are established recycling processes for environmentally-friendly disposal – especially for steel and concrete, which make up the largest share of a wind turbine in the tower and foundation. Turbine rotor blades consist of a combination of … Continue reading Nordex now participating in EoLO-HUBs project to drive recycling of high-value rotor blade materials from wind turbine blades  

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Vestas unveils circularity solution to end landfill for turbine blades

Vestas is presenting a new solution that renders epoxy-based turbine blades as circular, without the need for changing the design or composition of blade material. Combining newly discovered chemical technology developed within the CETEC initiative, and partnerships with Olin and Stena Recycling, the solution can be applied to blades currently in operation. Once matured, this … Continue reading Vestas unveils circularity solution to end landfill for turbine blades

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EnergyLOOP will install its innovative wind turbine blade recycling plant in Spain

EnergyLOOP, a company promoted by Iberdrola, through its PERSEO programme, and FCC Ámbito, a subsidiary of FCC Servicios Medio Ambiente, will build its innovative wind turbine blade recycling plant in Spain in the municipality of Cortes, Navarre. La Ribera Navarra will thus be the place chosen to lead the recycling of wind farm components, one … Continue reading EnergyLOOP will install its innovative wind turbine blade recycling plant in Spain

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222.5 million euros for wind power repowering, renovating small hydro and recycling wind turbine blades in Spain

Two of the Circular Repowering Programs will encourage technological renewal projects to provide greater energy efficiency to wind and hydroelectric generation facilities Aid will be granted for the complete replacement of wind turbines (150 million) and the technological and environmental renovation of hydroelectric plants (42.5 million), with the possibility of incorporating storage For the first … Continue reading 222.5 million euros for wind power repowering, renovating small hydro and recycling wind turbine blades in Spain

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Wind turbine blade recycling plant project receives EU recognition

The first blade recycling plant project presented in Spain has received recognition from the European Union, granting aid of more than 12 million euros to the consortium in which the project is immersed.The consortium led by Endesa and PreZero aims to allocate recycled material to the production of new products, thus closing the circle of … Continue reading Wind turbine blade recycling plant project receives EU recognition

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Revolutionary RecyclableBlades: Siemens Gamesa technology goes full-circle at RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind power project

RWE’s 342-MW offshore wind farm leads the way. RecyclableBlade technology available for multiple blade sizes. First ever commercial installation of fully recyclable offshore wind turbine blades. Siemens Gamesa today celebrates the delivery of green energy from the world’s first turbine equipped with Siemens Gamesa’s RecyclableBlades. The first commercial installation of recyclable wind turbine technology recently … Continue reading Revolutionary RecyclableBlades: Siemens Gamesa technology goes full-circle at RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind power project

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Naturgy and Ruralia create the first Spanish company for the comprehensive recycling of wind farms

The project is the first in Spain dedicated to the complete dismantling and recycling of wind turbines. Likewise, it will recondition part of the removed elements for sale and will market the components, thus closing the complete chain of the circular economy linked to this type of renewable installations.Spain will have to dismantle 10 GW … Continue reading Naturgy and Ruralia create the first Spanish company for the comprehensive recycling of wind farms

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Old Dutch wind turbine blades becomes new skis

Vattenfall has set a target to recycle all dismantled wind turbine blades by 2030, and 50 percent of the blades already by 2025. Turbine blades from Dutch Wind farm Irene Vorrink will be the first to enter the recycling process and turned into skis, snowboards and construction materials for solar farms. Gustav Frid, Senior Environment … Continue reading Old Dutch wind turbine blades becomes new skis

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Endesa and PreZero Spain will build the first wind blade recycling plant on the Iberian Peninsula

Endesa, PreZero España and Reciclalia Composite have reached an agreement to start up the first wind blade recycling plant on the Iberian Peninsula, with the support of GE Renewable Energy and its subsidiary LM Wind Power, thus taking an important step towards a model circular economy in the wind energy sector. This project, which will … Continue reading Endesa and PreZero Spain will build the first wind blade recycling plant on the Iberian Peninsula

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Vestas looking to scale up blade recycling partnership solution offering

Vestas, the global leader in sustainable energy solutions, has been delivering a blade recycling partnership solution for several wind farm operators across the USA. Vestas is currently carrying out this service in the USA and is open to offering the solution in more regions where local recycling infrastructure is robust, and customer demand can be … Continue reading Vestas looking to scale up blade recycling partnership solution offering

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Wind energy demands that landfills for wind turbine blades be eliminated

WindEurope, the European wind power sector employers’ association, and the Wind Business Association (AEE), launched today, within the framework of the VI Wind Congress, a call for the elimination of dismantled wind turbine blades throughout Europe by 2025. The wind industry Europe is actively committed to reusing, recycling or recovering 100% of dismantled shovels. This … Continue reading Wind energy demands that landfills for wind turbine blades be eliminated

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Ørsted commits to sustainable recycling of wind turbine blades

Ørsted commits to either reuse, recycle, or recover all of the wind turbine blades in its global portfolio of onshore and offshore wind farms upon decommissioning. Ørsted has decommissioned one wind power asset, the offshore wind farm Vindeby. On Ørsted’s Capital Markets Day, the company announced its new commitment to either reuse, recycle, or recover … Continue reading Ørsted commits to sustainable recycling of wind turbine blades

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