This is no different from any other piece of fiberglass. The issue isn't that the blades can't be recycled. The issue is that the blades fail at ridiculous rates because of the difficulty of manufacturing them free of defects, the difficulty of transporting them without damage, the difficulty of installing them without damage, and their inability to stand up to severe weather.
The problem is only getting bigger as companies design larger turbines that use longer blades to generate more power.
Wind turbines are a massive scam because of the economics. You'd be hard pressed to find a single wind farm anywhere in the world that can operate profitably long term without subsidies or tax breaks.
Even ignoring their abysmal uptime, they don't make sense economically.
Just wait until we have to deal with the shitshow of solar panels piled up. This is just like the south park episode where the old folks made a deal with ManBearPig. We'll be old by the time it's a problem, and let our kids deal with it.
This is no different from any other piece of fiberglass. The issue isn't that the blades can't be recycled. The issue is that the blades fail at ridiculous rates because of the difficulty of manufacturing them free of defects, the difficulty of transporting them without damage, the difficulty of installing them without damage, and their inability to stand up to severe weather.
The problem is only getting bigger as companies design larger turbines that use longer blades to generate more power.
Wind turbines are a massive scam because of the economics. You'd be hard pressed to find a single wind farm anywhere in the world that can operate profitably long term without subsidies or tax breaks.
Even ignoring their abysmal uptime, they don't make sense economically.
Just wait until we have to deal with the shitshow of solar panels piled up. This is just like the south park episode where the old folks made a deal with ManBearPig. We'll be old by the time it's a problem, and let our kids deal with it.
Is there absolutely nothing that used fiberglass can be used for? I mean you can make rope from plastic bottles if you need to.
i actually had no idea what they were made of. I always assumed it was aluminum.