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Once scaled up, the novel chemical process could save end-of-life epoxy-based turbine blades from ending up in landfill, and recover the raw materials for reuse

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Vestas looks to recycle turbine blades headed for landfill

When a wind turbine reaches the end of its working life, some components can be recycled but blades often end up in landfill. Vestas is looking to commercialize a new chemical process that can break down all epoxy-based turbine blades for reuse.

The world's largest wind turbine from Danish company MHI Vestas Offshore Wind sets 9MW energy generation record

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Massive wind turbine takes energy generation record

A V164 offshore wind turbine from MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has produced almost 216,000 kWh over a 24-hour period during tests at its site near Østerild, Denmark in December. In doing so, the 9 MW prototype takes the energy generation record for a commercially available offshore wind turbine.

Vestas has revealed plans to build the largest dedicated offshore wind turbine in the world - the 164 m diameter V164

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Vestas launches design for world's largest offshore wind turbine

Vestas has revealed plans to build the largest dedicated offshore wind turbine in the world.

The Macarthur Wind Farm will comprise 140 Vestas 3.0 MW V112 turbines

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Largest wind farm in the Southern Hemisphere to be built in Australia

A 420 MW wind farm will be built in Australia making it the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.

A prototype of the "stealth" blade developed by QinetiQ and Vestas is fitted onto a Vestas V90 turbine at Swaffham Wind Park in Norfolk (Image: QinetiQ)

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Stealth wind turbines developed to avoid radar confusion

QinetiQ and Vestas have created stealth technology for wind turbines which make them virtually invisible to radar