Michael Mannhard's proposal, BladeYARD, would save wind turbine blades from going to landfill by transforming them into a Burning Man installation. Learn more.
Michael Mannhard's proposal, BladeYARD, would save wind turbine blades from going to landfill by transforming them into a Burning Man installation. Learn more.
One disadvantage of wind energy is how difficult it is to recycle old wind turbine blades. But in Denmark, they're using them as bike garages!
Design a turbine to harness the power of the wind and convert it into electricity. Start with your example build, testing through inquiry and experimentation. Then, iterate new designs and additions to transform the wind turbine into your own unique design. Create the blades utilizing recycling bin materials. Adjust the angle, pitch and amount of blades to observe the electrical output of your wind turbine. Then use our Testing Kit to measure just how much energy your wind turbine creates. We included plenty of extra components to try different designs. This activity is a favorite for kitchen table innovation, elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, universities, scout troops, camps, 4-H groups, and maker spaces. It's a wonderful activity for parents, grandparents or teachers to work on with their kids. This educational product pairs well with the Chapter 4 activity in The Power of the Wind Curriculum and is suitable for all ages, however youth 12 and under may require adult supervision. Activity Documents Click on the flowchart to view documents from each category. Always download the PDF version of documents (unless you need to edit them - then download DOCX). Go Guide: Go Guide: PDF DOCX Give it to your students and go! This is the essential document to get students started with the Mini Wind Turbine, and it culminates in the Voltage Challenge. Labs: Blade Design Lab: PDF DOCX Create an experiment to investigate the variables that affect turbine blade design, then use the results to build a better wind turbine! Ages 8+. Challenges: Go Guide: PDF DOCX Design your turbine to generate the greatest voltage, turn into the wind, or be more environmentally friendly! See the Go Guide document for challenge instructions. Engineering Notebook: Simple Version Full Version Available at two different learning levels, Engineering Notebooks are designed to help students cycle through the Design & Engineering Process and help them innovate and invent new designs. Use an Engineering Notebook page for each iteration of design. We recommend keeping extra copies of this on-hand for kids during activities. Other Resources: STEAM Market-It Challenge: PDF DOCX Add the STEAM Market-It Challenge to any completed activity to teach students how to turn their design into a retail product. Students will learn the 4 'Ps' of marketing - Product, Placement, Price and Promotion. Students have the option of completing a commercial, a billboard or retail packaging as a summative assessment. Engineering Notebooks: Simple Version Full Version Available at two different learning levels, Engineering Notebooks are designed to help students cycle through the Design & Engineering Process and help them innovate and invent new designs. Use an Engineering Notebook page for each iteration of design. We recommend keeping extra copies of this on-hand for kids during activities. Optional Tools Make even more innovative Turbines with these optional tools! Multi-Cutter Cut dowels, strips, recycling bin items, etc. Reamer Ream teeth from holes so dowels spin freely. Screw Driver Drive screws into holes. Mini Hammer Tap dowels into other components. Slip Joint Pliers Grab nuts, bend wires, etc. Mini Wind Turbine Components What comes with Mini Wind Turbine? 1x Hole Plate2x Perpendicular Blocks1x Nut (#10)1x Screw (#10 25 mm)1x Mini Hub Screw1x Mini Hub Cover (red)1x Mini Hub Base(red)1x Motor (1.5V - 3V)1x Motor Mount (1.5V - 3V)3x Chipboard (22 cm x 5 cm)6x Project Sticks (250 mm)6x Project Sticks (100 mm)1x dowel (300 mm)1x Dowel (150 mm)1x Dowel (50 mm) This is an educational product and not a toy. It is intended for use by ages 6 and above with adult supervision. Science, Math & Engineering Standards Our engineering kits fit proposals, grants or lesson plans with ease! Explore more resources below: NGSS Standards Spreadsheet: PDF DOCX NGSS standards matrix for all activities. ITEEA Standards Spreadsheet: PDF DOCX ITEEA standards matrix for all activities.
Through its massive wind turbines and innovative offshore designs, GE continues sharpening its toolkit in a bid to built the future of sustainable energy, and a newly unveiled turbine blade shows how that can extend to the materials used.
How to Recycle Soda Cans Into a Wind Turbine! (Generates Electricity!): While aluminum sheets aren't the best turbine blades, I think this project ends up looking good, being functional, and would look especially handsome in a garden that has a reused/upcycled theme. This project was created for the Instructables Repai…
Michael Mannhard's proposal, BladeYARD, would save wind turbine blades from going to landfill by transforming them into a Burning Man installation. Learn more.
Companies are searching for ways to deal with the tens of thousands of blades that have reached the end of their lives.
Wind turbines currently have a product lifespan of 30 years and a recyclability rate of 85% to 90%. A new cross-sector consortium, including LM Wind Power, Arkema, Owens Corning, Suez, Canoe, and Engie, is looking to improve that rate. The group recently announced plans to launch a project that will...
The blades were the only part of the turbines not getting recycled, and will now be shredded to replace raw materials currently used for cement manufacturing, resulting in lower CO2 emissions.
The achievement further advances the wind industry's commitment to achieving a circular economy.
Wind power is a sustainable energy source, but retired turbine blades can't be recycled. Good news: There may be a solution on the horizon.
The wind energy industry is now facing a new challenge: what to do with old wind turbine blades when it’s time to replace them.
Michael Mannhard's proposal, BladeYARD, would save wind turbine blades from going to landfill by transforming them into a Burning Man installation. Learn more.
Major renewable energy companies are developing new technologies to recycle wind turbine blades, which typically end up in landfills.
Discarded wind turbine blades have found a second life as a futuristic-style kids playground, Wikado Playground, in the Netherlands. The Rotterdam-based playground is a maze-like structure made fro…
Wind turbines have increased in size and quantity to meet clean energy capacity demands
First ever commercial installation of fully recyclable offshore wind turbine blades.
Wind turbines have increased in size and quantity to meet clean energy capacity demands
Our wind turbine with 6 blades is a real eye-catcher and a statement for sustainability. With a diameter of approximately 22.3 cm and a height of approximately 110 cm, it is large enough to rotate even in moderate winds, but not too large to take up space on your balcony or in your garden. The 6 blades ensure effective use of the wind and the metal ball bearing guarantees a long service life and almost silent rotation of the wind turbine. The wind turbine is made of recycled plastic and is therefore particularly environmentally friendly. The production also takes sustainability aspects into account. The modern design of the wind turbine is underlined by the use of three colors. So it fits perfectly into any garden or balcony and is guaranteed to catch the eye. The 6-blade wind turbine is a great gift for anyone who is interested in sustainability and environmental protection or is simply looking for a beautiful accessory for their garden or balcony. Scope of delivery: - 1 piece of wind turbine made of recycled rPETG - diameter approx. 22.3 cm - 1 piece of rod approx. 100 cm (3 pieces) - 1 piece of assembly and care instructions
They might also give rise to laptop cases, power cords and even diapers.
Michael Mannhard's proposal, BladeYARD, would save wind turbine blades from going to landfill by transforming them into a Burning Man installation. Learn more.
From infrastructure solutions to consumer products, Polish recycler Anmet and Netherlands-based researchers are developing new methods for repurposing wind turbine blades and other composite parts.
Siemens Gamesa has developed a fully recyclable blade that can be used to create new products when its wind-catching days are done, and it's just been installed on a turbine at a commercial wind farm in the North Sea.
Vestas figured out how to recycle all wind turbine blades - even ones already sitting in landfills.
GE Renewable Energy and Veolia North America will partner to recycle old wind turbine blades into raw material for cement production.
2012architecten made use of discarded rotor blades from wind turbines to create a super fun and interactive playground in Rotterdam.
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Olin Corporation, Danish Technological Institute, and Aarhus University (PRESS RELEASE) AARHUS, 17-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Ves
Danish wind turbine giant Vestas and partners announced today that they have figured out how to fully recycle wind turbine blades.
One disadvantage of wind energy is how difficult it is to recycle old wind turbine blades. But in Denmark, they're using them as bike garages!
Incredible photos have revealed the final resting place of massive wind turbine blades that cannot be recycled, and are instead heaped up in piles in landf …
