It's both challenging and crucial to recycle wind turbine blades, because those massive fins are built to weather the elements for decades and don't degrade quickly in landfills. An Australian company might have just hit upon the most radical solution so far: it's turning those old blades into surfboards.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Wind turbine, Recycling, Surfboard
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Old wind turbine blades repurposed as sustainable surfboards
Posted by ArielTechGeek 5 days ago (https://newatlas.com)Old wind turbine blades find new use in funky floating docks
Posted by ArielTechGeek 7 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Old, discarded wind turbine blades don't biodegrade. They do, however, float if sealed. Finnish startup Reverlast is capitalizing on that fact, by taking end-of-use blades and converting them into stylish floating docks.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Aalto University, Wind turbine, Recycling, Dock, Floating
fishing ropes replace fabric membranes on the steel-framed suspended blades.
The post seaside pavilion’s white feather-like blades sway with the wind on chaishan island appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Decommissioned wind turbine blades recycled into asphalt for new roads
Posted by ArielTechGeek 28 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
As much as wind turbines are great for producing clean energy, disposing of them when the time comes can be challenging. Researchers in China have hit upon a clever way to use discarded blades to build long-lasting roads – a method that could come in handy as we erect and decommission more turbines over time.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Wind turbine, Wind Power, Recycling,
Europe plays catch-up to China with gargantuan wind turbine
Posted by ArielTechGeek 34 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
When it comes to clean energy, offshore wind turbine farms are where we see some of the largest machines on the planet. There's an enormous new prototype coming up in Denmark, but as it turns out, it's not nearly big enough to hold a candle to what China's got cooking.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Offshore Wind, Wind, Wind turbine
World first: Liquid hydrogen used to power a turbine for light aviation
Posted by ArielTechGeek 59 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
The aviation industry has long been in a relentless pursuit of technological advancement, efficiency, and sustainability in propulsion. In a recent collaboration, Turbotech, Safran, and Air Liquide teamed up to validate the feasibility of using liquid hydrogen to power a turbine engine.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Hydrogen Aviation, Turbine, Aircraft, Flight
Handy keychain-sized Titanium EDC knife fits replaceable blades
Posted by ArielTechGeek 63 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
You don't have to be an EDC nerd to appreciate this little knife. The BladeNex is a compact folding scalpel made from CNC machined titanium that's small enough to fit on your keychain and go wherever you do.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Knife, Titanium, Everyday Carry
Snaking knives to modular customs: Best blades & multitools of 2024
Posted by ArielTechGeek 97 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Believe it or not, love it or hate it, it's that time of year again. The End, a time to look back and take note of the year's triumphs, failures and overlooked moments before swinging around in about-face and moving ahead into 2025.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Multitools, Knife, Tools, best-of-2024, Outdoors and Camping, Multi-functional, Modular
during dutch design week 2024, the converted nacelle, or the top part of a wind turbine, invites visitors into its furnished compact home.
The post discarded wind turbine vessel turns into solar-powered tiny house by superuse and vattenfall appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Planet's largest wind turbine record broken again at 26-MW
Posted by ArielTechGeek 142 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
China, the undisputed global leader in wind energy, has just set another world record for the world's tallest and highest-capacity offshore wind turbine, taller than the Eiffel Tower, The Chrysler Building, and longer than the longest US aircraft carrier.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Offshore Wind, Wind turbine, World Records
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