61 The Massive Wind Turbine Blade Landfill in Casper, Wyoming (media.communities.win) 🔍 Notable posted 2 years ago by Geralt_of_Rivia1 2 years ago by Geralt_of_Rivia1 +66 / -5 10 comments download share 10 comments share download save hide report block hide replies
Aren't they steel, a very recyclable material?
Fiberglass - closest you will get to recycling them is shredding them then using as filler in applications such as road base or concrete.
So they just put them in the ground next to a giant lake of petroleum runoff. Because that used to be a refinery from 57-91.
Mostly just showing the absurdity of certain claims regarding renewable energy
Don't want to waste good land I guess.
That is actually amazing land for wind turbines, just not for people. 40mph winds when it is -30 outside...
I know i worked out of Casper for 3 months back in the 80s I even drove a one ton truck down the Oregon trail once,by accident.
If you want to zoom further in...
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.8897308,-106.3040724,1708m/data=!3m1!1e3
Meh... it's a non-issue. Let's "break it down":
They actually return their investment within 5 years
Bull pucky...the maintenance is ridiculously expensive. ROI is low - and that doesn't account for blades getting sand/debris damaged depending on location. Ask an actual wind turbine field service engineer. Here's a trade article...who tend to be biased towards turbines: https://www.windpowerengineering.com/windpower-profitability-and-break-even-point-calculations/
2009, that was a while ago.
look at all the antelope!