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Repurposing used wind turbines parts

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Karl Harenbrock
August 12, 2022

Thousands of older wind turbines in Europe are set to be dismantled by 2024. Their blades are especially hard to recycle, and many end up on the scrap heap. In Poland, designers have found a novel way to reuse them.

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