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The Renewable Green Energy Myth: 50,000 Tons of Blades Need to Be Landfilled
SRSRocco Report ^ | January 7, 2020 | Steve St. Angelo

Posted on 01/10/2020 1:07:50 PM PST by PGR88

Funny, no one seemed to consider what to do with the massive amount of wind turbine blades once they reached the end of their lifespan. Thus, the irony of the present-day Green Energy Movement is the dumping of thousands of tons of “non-recyclable” supposedly renewable wind turbine blades in the country’s landfills.

Who would have thought? What’s even worse, is that the amount of wind turbine blades slated for waste disposal is forecasted to quadruple over the next fifteen years as a great deal more blades reach their 15-20 year lifespan. Furthermore, the size and length of the newly installed wind turbine blades are now twice as large as they were 20-30 years ago.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Science
KEYWORDS: greenenergy; landfill; turbine
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1 posted on 01/10/2020 1:07:50 PM PST by PGR88
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To: PGR88

Use them to help build a barrier on the southern border.


2 posted on 01/10/2020 1:12:07 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: PGR88

No problem.
we will put the solar panels right on top of them.


3 posted on 01/10/2020 1:13:20 PM PST by woodbutcher1963
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How do you transport a 575 foot long turbine blade?


4 posted on 01/10/2020 1:17:59 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: woodbutcher1963

Little Miss Greenie can take them home to Europe with her in her carry-on luggage.

Oh, that’s right...she doesn’t fly


5 posted on 01/10/2020 1:19:12 PM PST by Oscar in Batangas (January 20, 2017, High Noon. The end of an error.)
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“Who would have thought?”

Anybody over 12 that is not a democrat


6 posted on 01/10/2020 1:20:24 PM PST by dsrtsage (Complexity is merely simplicity lacking imagination)
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To: PGR88

They’re fiberglass so make big luxury catamarans out of them.


7 posted on 01/10/2020 1:22:30 PM PST by TangoLimaSierra (To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Extremism.)
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To: Paladin2

Very interesting and amazing picture of one blade being transported...

All the liberals have the solution to this problem, right?


8 posted on 01/10/2020 1:23:40 PM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: Dr. Sivana

I have seen videos of trains transporting the blades through Missouri. They are trussed and suspended between cars. Pretty awesome procession.


9 posted on 01/10/2020 1:23:50 PM PST by caseinpoint (Don't get thickly involved in thin things.)
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How do you transport a 575 foot long turbine blade?

I've seen these blades transported by truck on the freeways around Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. One end of the blade is carried on a carrier immediately behind the truck's cab, and the other end is held up by a special carrier at the end of the blade (just a platform containing wheels). The vast central part of the blade just goes along for the ride between the two carriers.

10 posted on 01/10/2020 1:26:18 PM PST by plsvn
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To: caseinpoint
I have seen videos of trains transporting the blades through Missouri. They are trussed and suspended between cars. Pretty awesome procession.

I hope there's not more than the slightest of gentle curves in the track.
11 posted on 01/10/2020 1:27:21 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: PGR88

Properly filled - they would make excellent Bunker Busters...


12 posted on 01/10/2020 1:27:27 PM PST by Gman
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To: Dr. Sivana

With a unicircle of unicorns.


13 posted on 01/10/2020 1:30:29 PM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death by cultsther)
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To: plsvn
Yeah, like this...


14 posted on 01/10/2020 1:32:41 PM PST by USMC79to83
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To: PGR88

Can’t the be burned? :-)


15 posted on 01/10/2020 1:37:40 PM PST by Renkluaf
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To: Gman

Surfboards for Paul Bunyan


16 posted on 01/10/2020 1:37:44 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/10/05/trailer-turning-scotland-wind-turbine-blade-sje-lon-orig.cnn


17 posted on 01/10/2020 1:42:09 PM PST by Tallguy (Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!))
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To: Paladin2

Or a nice artificial reef.


18 posted on 01/10/2020 1:42:23 PM PST by Oldexpat (Stand strong VA.)
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To: plsvn
Yeah, like this...

A picture is worth a thousand words, thanks.

19 posted on 01/10/2020 1:46:32 PM PST by plsvn
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To: Oldexpat

Turn them upright and make a wall.


20 posted on 01/10/2020 1:52:41 PM PST by DannyTN
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