Enva has launched a wind turbine blade recycling service that will see the residual material from old blades used as a replacement for traditional fossil fuels in the manufacture of cement.
Following a successful trial at Enva’s facility in Ayrshire, it is now rolling out a solution for wind power producers that will see decommissioned turbine blades crushed and shredded with the residual material used as a replacement for traditional fossil fuels in energy from waste facilities.
To aid processing and transportation specialist equipment is used to cut down the blades into three 50 metre lengths prior to them being delivered to Enva’s recycling facility.
Enva estimates that around 14,000 wind turbine blades will be decommissioned across Europe by 2023, with a landfill ban being enforced in Europe in 2025.
Michelle Scott, Operations Director, Enva says: “The increased use of alternative energy sources will result in new waste streams which will each require managing in a way that enables us to unlock their circular economy and commercial value.
“We look forward to continuing to work with the Wind Sector and other energy companies to help them realise these benefits.”