Top 11 Wind turbine blade recycling startups

Oct 27, 2024 | By Marjana Bačić

These startups develop new wind turbine recycling technologies such as advanced blade grinding and shredding, chemical recycling for composite materials, mechanical recycling of metal components, repurposing turbine blades for construction materials, etc.
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Country: France | Funding: $44.9M
Fairmat develops technology to recycle carbon fiber composite into a new material
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Country: USA | Funding: $32.5M
Vartega manufactures low-cost recycled carbon fiber sourced from various dry fiber and pre-preg scraps.
3
Country: Spain | Funding: €100K
bcircular provides a green technology capable able to recycle wind turbine blades and other composites that come to end of their serviceable lives and are becoming an emergent waste in order to obtain high quality fibres, energy and fuels.
4
Country: Ireland
Re-Wind Network project intends to recycle turbine blades to create urban furniture
5
Country: Denmark
Makeen Power is designing and building a plant to break down materials in wind turbine blades by exposing them to extreme heat through pyrolysis.
6
Country: UK
ReBlade is the first specialist wind turbine and nacelle decommissioning service in the UK
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Country: USA
REGEN Fiber recycles decommissioned wind turbine blades, preventing the spent equipment from going into landfills and addressing critics' challenges that wind energy is environmentally friendly.
8
Country: USA
Carbon Rivers specializes in the research and development initiatives include advanced graphene composites and glass fiber recycling.
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Country: USA
Canvus is a manufacturer of products made from ​retired wind turbine blades​. We work with communities throughout the country to amplify their public spaces using our products, legacy/sponsor program, and digital platform.
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Country: USA
WindLoop is building a circular economy for the wind energy industry by developing a solution to recycle end-of-life wind turbine blades and recover more than 95% of the material value.
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Country: USA
ReviablEnergy Energy was founded with the mission to reduce industrial waste and ensure a sustainable future for a cleaner community.
Editor: Marjana Bačić
Marjana Bačić is a senior editor for RecyclingStartups. She has has more than 5 years experience covering the recycling industry. Marjana graduated from University of Belgrade, where she edited Recycling and Sustainable Development Journal. She has helped several non-profit organizations dedicated to promoting environmental education and sustainability. She also participates in beach clean-up initiatives and advocates for sustainable practices in local businesses. In her free time, Marjana enjoys hiking in the scenic Montenegrin countryside, practicing yoga for mindfulness, and experimenting with plant-based recipes in her kitchen. You can contact Marjana at marjanabacic(at)recyclingstartups(dot)com