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Ireland Builds a Bridge Out of Decommissioned Turbine Blades

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Belfast wind turbine company Everun donated the blades. It said, “Our engineering team decommissioned an N29 turbine, and we were happy to supply the blades from the turbine for the bridge project.“The blades were transported to County Cork where they will be repurposed as the main structural element on a number of small bridges spanning the Greenway with two blades laying apart horizontally, with a walkway in between.

ADVERTISEMENT “The blades have recently gone through destructive testing to ensure structural integrity, with the rest being retained for the actual construction.”Wind blades typically have a life cycle of about 20-25 years.

Currently, no environmentally friendly recycling methods exist for the giant blades. So many of them find their way into the landfills.

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