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How a Japanese Factory Recycles Wind Turbine Blades
In this episode of The Manufacturing Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a factory in Japan is tackling one of the toughest waste streams in renewable energy: decommissioned wind turbine blades. Unlike other recycling efforts that focus on shredding or burning, this facility uses a chemical process to break down the composite materials—fiberglass and epoxy resin—into reusable components. The episode details the scale of the problem: thousands of blades are expected to reach end-of-life by 2030, and most currently end up in landfills. The hosts walk through the innovative technology, the…
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