The world of renewables is constantly evolving, which is why very often wind turbines are continually modernized. What to do with the disused ones? Transform them into street furniture.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himThe world of renewable it is constantly evolving, which is why it often happens that wind turbines are continually modernized. What to do with the disused ones? Turn them into Street furniture.
A Rotterdam, the municipal administration has decided to put an end to the sad scenario that saw them end up in the landfill disused wind turbines. The materials, while being strong and light at the same time, are almost impossible to recycle.
According to an estimate, 500 tons are likely to end up in waste by 2020, and over 200 thousand in 2034. For this reason, it is more than ever necessary to reinvent an innovative way to recycle them.
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An example comes from Netherlands who are leading the change. Since 2007, for example, the playground of Children's paradise Hawthorn, built with the wind turbines of old turbines.
What previously served to capture the wind and transform it into energy now appears in the form of tunnels, towers, bridges, hills, ramps and slides where the children they play and have fun.
In the public square of Willemsplein, nine blades are ergonomic benches where you can relax during your lunch break. And there are so many other examples, according to the innovation consortium GenVind, by doing so, the region could get rid of over 400 shovels a year.
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In addition, a team of scientists from theAarhus University in Denmark it is trying to develop a chemical that will make it possible to separate composite materials, which is the main problem hindering recycling.
The goal is to create a solvent which can separate the glass from the plastic fibers so that each of them can be recycled individually.
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Another team of researchers from Washington State University he then discovered that turbine blades, if cut into small pieces, can be transformed into new materials, as useful as wood.
Dominella Trunfio
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