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2. Iowa sues company accused of dumping disused wind-turbine ...

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   Global never posted the bond, according to the lawsuit, and so the DNR ordered Global to stop accumulating wind-turbine blades in Iowa and to remove all of the blades scattered at the disposal sites.

3. What do you do with 8,000 defunct wind turbine blades ... - AOL

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   The wind industry now generates enough electricity to power more than 43 US million homes with more than 70,000 turbines. But there’s one problem that urgently needs addressed, writes Louise Boyle

4. Broken Vineyard Wind blade: Can crawler robots, fiberoptic ...

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   A month after a football field-sized blade on Vineyard Wind turbine AW-38 folded over and began breaking apart into the ocean, the company and blade manufacturer GE Vernova are continuing work to ...

5. Wind farm - Wikipedia

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   Many wind turbine blades are made of fiberglass and some only had a lifetime of 10 to 20 years. [139] Previously, there was no market for recycling these old blades, [140] and they were commonly disposed of in landfills. [141] Because blades are hollow, they take up a large volume compared to their mass.

6. Environmental impact of electricity generation - Wikipedia

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   Many wind turbine blades are made of fiberglass and some only had a lifetime of 10 to 20 years. [80] Previously, there was no market for recycling these old blades, [81] and they were commonly disposed of in landfills. [82] Because blades are hollow, they take up a large volume compared to their mass.

7. Are pieces from broken wind farm blade washing up in RI ... - AOL

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   A Vineyard Wind turbine at the far southwest section of the offshore wind farm, 22 miles south of Martha's Vineyard. One of the turbine's blades failed in July, splintering and sending debris into ...

8. Wind turbine design - Wikipedia

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   An example of a wind turbine, this 3 bladed turbine is the classic design of modern wind turbines Wind turbine components : 1-Foundation, 2-Connection to the electric grid, 3-Tower, 4-Access ladder, 5-Wind orientation control (Yaw control), 6-Nacelle, 7-Generator, 8-Anemometer, 9-Electric or Mechanical Brake, 10-Gearbox, 11-Rotor blade, 12-Blade pitch control, 13-Rotor hub

9. Rhode Island needs to call a hiatus on offshore wind projects ...

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   The recent spate of offshore wind turbine blade failures should be a wake-up call for both the industry and our policymakers. Recently, a Vineyard Wind turbine off Nantucket suffered a ...