Today’s good news for circular wind. On 11 November 2025, the #REFRESH consortium reported a real-world milestone: a wind turbine blade section manufactured with a nonwoven mat made from glass fibres recovered from end-of-life blades. EireComposites built the section using recycled fibres produced via Gjenkraft’s patent-pending pyrolysis process in Hรธyanger, Norway.
This is a move from lab tests to a tangible component. It shows that recovered GFRP can re-enter blade manufacturing, not just downcycled into lower-value products. Nearly full material recovery is the target, including glass and carbon fibres, oils and gases, turning waste into feedstock.
European collaboration is the engine here. CETMA, Gjenkraft AS, EireComposites and nine partners under Horizon Europe’s REFRESH program are pushing blade circularity from concept to practice. It signals a shift from linear to circular production in wind, where sustainability includes the materials we use, not only the energy we generate.
Read more: https://lnkd.in/eRCCSfi5
source: Pontis Engineering
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