Discarded Wind Turbine Blades Converted into Graphene Using Electricity

Wind turbine blades are difficult to dispose of because their durable materials resist conventional recycling. Researchers at Tsinghua University have developed a method to convert these old blades into silicon carbide and graphene. The technique works by rapidly raising the temperature of the material with electrical pulses. The approach is reported to be effective at recovering valuable materials from the blades. The study offers a potential route for managing the growing volume of retired turbine blade waste.