MURRAY COUNTY, Minnesota — When a 2003-vintage wind farm in southwestern Minnesota became obsolete, its owner Allete Clean Energy tore it down and built anew. The new Northern Wind project came online ...
It's a problem the wind industry is grappling with across the country as more turbines are reaching retirement. Wind blades are made of tough-to-reuse fiberglass and plastics — and the blade recycling ...
We may think that the wind turbines we see blowing in the wind up and down the country will last forever, but that's not the case at all. These blades do need to be replaced and some 11,000 tons of ...