EDGE Innovate launches shredder to tackle wind turbine blade waste

Leila Steed Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

10 October 2024

EDGE Innovate has launched the HS750 horizontal shredder, a machine designed to address the growing challenge of decommissioned wind turbine blades.

As turbines installed in the early 2000s reach the end of their 20 to 25-year lifespan, thousands of blades are being retired annually, creating a significant waste problem.

According the to OEM, in the US alone, around 8,000 blades are decommissioned each year - most of which are currently sent…

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