Despite recycling efforts, many older wind turbine blades still
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MURRAY COUNTY, Minn. — When a 2003-vintage wind farm in southwestern Minnesota became obsolete, its owner Allete Clean Energy tore it down and built anew.
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Recycling wind turbines and getting new uses out of them
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Anyone Want to Buy a Very Used Wind Turbine? - Milken Institute Review
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Wind turbine blades: inside the battle to overcome their waste problem, wind turbine
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Energy Global Summer 2023 by PalladianPublications - Issuu
We need to talk about renewables: Part 2, by Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Circulate
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Wind Energy Has A Waste Problem: Disposing Of The Turbines : NPR
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Can wind turbine blades be recycled?, What happens to old wind turbine blades?
Floating wind farms are planned for the Gulf of Maine to tap huge amounts of potential wind power far off shore - The Boston Globe
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