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When wind turbine blades get old what's next?

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    Winrow, Michael [Author]

    Publisher BBC News
    Year of publication 2024 March 12
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    Generation of Electricity > Wind farms
    Economics & commerce > Sustainability, behaviour and the environment
    Contemporary news > 2024

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    Renewable energy

    Scope & contentThe cranes moved in last year at Hagshaw Hill, Scotland's oldest commercial wind farm.

    They were there to continue the dismantling of wind turbines that had been generating electricity for the last 28 years.

    A similar scene can be witnessed across the world as the first wave of wind turbines built in the late 1990s and early 2000s are decommissioned.

    In the case of Hagshaw Hill, the existing turbines will be replaced with taller and more efficient ones that can generate up to 10 times more electricity.

    But working out what to do with the old turbines is challenging.
    Web URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68225891

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