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Numpties 2 points ago +2 / -0

Are carbon fiber composites used for the blades? I thought they were or at least are desired to be if the cost of CF comes down. CF manufacture is very very CO2e inefficient, the equivalent of 50 kg(CO2) / kg(CF). Once you make that into a composite, perhaps double. For reference just about all main synthetic polymers are 1-4 kg(CO2)/kg. Wind farms have been known to alter local micro-climates too. Rebar is likely not CO2 cheap, I cannot speak for concrete.

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WarViper1337 3 points ago +3 / -0

Wind turbine blades are fiber glass.