Wind turbines can generate clean and renewable energy sources, but when their blade life cycle ends, choosing to incinerate or landfill is not as environmentally friendly.
The wind power industry has caught the heart of environmentalists, but if the wind power blades enter the landfill, Karl Englund, chief technology officer of Global Fiberglass Solutions (GFS), said: "This does not show a truly beautiful image for the entire wind power industry We don't want to see this happen. "
Global Fiberglass Solutions (GFS), a company based in Bothell, Washington, wants to produce its own green products by recycling blades into pellets and boards. The company has built a plant in Sweetwater, Texas and is expanding its scale to recover glass fiber from wind turbine blades and other resources.
In January this year, the company began commercial production of its flagship product: recycled manufactured EcoPoly brand pellets. According to the company, thermoplastic glass fiber pellets are suitable for injection molding and extrusion processes.
GFS says it is the first US company to commercially recycle glass fiber wind turbine blades. The company is currently expanding and plans to increase production capacity by the end of this year.