𝐀 𝟏𝟏𝟎-𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐳𝐂𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐧

A new blade using EzCiclo recyclable materials, developed in collaboration between Times New Material and #Swancor, has rolled off the production line in Sheyang, Jiangsu Province, China. 


This 110-metre-long blade represents a significant breakthrough for Swancor, marking the first time that its #EzCiclo recyclable thermosetting structural adhesive and recyclable thermosetting hand lay-up resin have been trial-produced into a large #blade over 100 metres in length. This also signifies a substantial acceleration in Swancor’s efforts to develop innovative materials for wind turbine blades.


Currently, Taiwan-based Swancor has a series of mature products including EzCiclo recyclable thermosetting epoxy infusion resin, hand lay-up resin, #pultrusion resin and structural adhesives, which are used in blade shells, spars, bodies and other components. Wind turbine blade composite components made from EzCiclo are #biodegradable and #recyclable after their service life. Using CleaVER technology, waste is transformed into recycled fibres and resin oligomers, which can then be reused in new blade manufacturing or other industrial applications.


Swancor’s primary geographical market is Europe, with its largest customer being Siemens Gamesa. But beyond Times New Materials, the company already counts several customers in China. In December 2024, with the signing of a “Joint Cooperation Agreement on Promoting Circular Economy and Recycling of All #WindTurbine Resources“, Swancor, Goldwind and Sinoma Blade (a subsidiary of #CNBMGroup) committed to jointly promoting the development of a green circular economy in the wind energy sector. Earlier in March 2023, Swancor cooperated with Mingyang Smart Energy to launch a large-scale blade using its EzCiclo recyclable #thermosettingresin in Inner Mongolia.


Complete system of green materials

For its part, Times New Materials, a subsidiary of China Railway Rolling Stock Corp (CRRC), the country’s largest railway vehicle and equipment manufacturer, says that the 110-metre-long blade is “its first fully recyclable wind turbine blade, and this marks another important advancement for the company in the field of large-megawatt offshore wind turbine blades and green circular technology, providing reliable practice and technical support for the industry’s low-carbon and resource-based development.


The company underlines that the 110-metre-long blade rolled off the production line this time adopts a carbon fibre and #glassfibrecomposite reinforcement system, combining lightweight, high stiffness and high power generation efficiency.

Cover photo: The 110-metre-long new blade using EzCiclo recyclable materials, developed in collaboration between Swancor and Times New Materials, a subsidiary of China Railway Rolling Stock Corp (CRRC) (source: Swancor)


source : Jeccomposites




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