When wind turbine blades get old what's next?
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| Authors & editors | |
| Publisher | BBC News |
| Year of publication | 2024 March 12 |
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| Medium | Digital Note: Copyright restrictions mean the attachment below only contains part of the publication. The full document is available for inspection at the Mills Archive Research and Education Centre. |
| Edition | 1 |
| Topics | Generation of Electricity > Wind farms |
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| Scope & content | The 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 |