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How a Texas Factory Is Making Steel from Wind Turbine Blades
Lucas and Luna visit a factory in Texas that is shredding retired wind turbine blades and melting them down to make high-quality steel. They break down the numbers: each blade yields about 15 tons of steel, the process reduces carbon emissions by 40 percent compared to virgin steelmaking, and the company plans to scale from 5,000 blades a year to 15,000 by 2028. The hosts discuss the engineering challenge of separating fiberglass from metal, why conventional recycling can't handle the blades, and how this model could turn a 10-million-ton waste problem into a revenue stream. Plus, a look…
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