I have watched different vids on how wind turbines are erected and found them very interesting. Wind turbines do have a life and evidently not only is the turbine removed but also the tower.
In August of this year, 21 wind turbines on 385' towers were decommissioned in 2 days and removed in TX. This might be SOP in TX for wind turbine removal but curious if this method of removal is used elsewhere?
Link to article
https://www.cdrecycler.com/article/cdi- ... -turbines/
Link to demo vid
Ron Stauffer
Montrose CO
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What do they do with all the tons of super heavy fiberglass when they take those things down? Landfill? ocean? burn? Bury?
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Seen photos of the blades being buried in the desert
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I think these decommissioned turbines will be replaced by newer higher output turbines. If you notice they blast cut the tower a few feet above the base. I’m thinking they will remove the tower base remnants and install new tower with turbine. Can’t say I’m 100% correct on this but given these are the more modern turbines and towers I bet they still want to use the infrastructure and install newer models. Hopefully they upgrade with heated blades for winter use (I think these are in Texas).
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Here is a video I ran across deling with the used turbine blades. Interesting. ( If the link works.) Of course ther's an ad or two at the start.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/one-company- ... 15048.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/one-company- ... 15048.html
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There is a place about 20 miles from here where they piled up about 400 wind turbine blades. They have what looks like a giant saw blade on the end of a track hoe boom and cut the blades into smaller pieces. Hauling them to Tennessee to recycle. Heard they are grinding them up to add to concrete.
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I was already hooked up to one to lower but they wouldnt let me have it.
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Cool pic ! how long did it take to line that angle just right ?
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LOL the way the wind was blowing here today, that picture would not have been taken.
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good one Ron