MTC participating in EoLO-HUBS to bring circularity to end of life wind turbine blades

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Technologies to recycle high value parts from wind turbine blades are to be developed in EoLO-HUBS, a €10m EU project involving experts from the Manufacturing Technology Centre.

Coventry-based MTC is one of three UK organisations taking part in EoLO-HUBS, a four-year project aiming to recover glass and carbon fibres from large wind turbine structures that have reached the end of their life.

Dr Helen Elkington, who is leading the MTC laser team in the project, said: “Renewable energy sources, such as wind, play a critical role in the future of the planet. To deliver these sustainably it is essential that the full circular economy of the materials used is considered."

The project is being coordinated by the Aitiip Technology Centre in Zaragoza, Spain, and involves a total of 18 partners from across Europe, including the research divisions of several leading companies.

Europe accounts for over 70 per cent of all wind power installed globally, but the growth of wind since the 1990s is starting to pose some environmental problems associated with the end-of-life management of wind farms.

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