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by justtopost 2839 days ago
Not just supply side. Decom of old wind units is difficult, and they are mostly non-biodegrading fiberglass, carbon fiber, and polyester and epoxy resins, apart from their easily recycled metal bits.

So far, we are trying to repurpose them, but its not a great solution. We can only use so many turbine blade park benches.

Personally, I think we will look back on wind power as a curious mistake, in comparison to solar farms and nuclear.

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> So far, we are trying to repurpose them, but its not a great solution. We can only use so many turbine blade park benches.

Very interesting. I didn't realize this - thanks for bringing it to my attention. Do you happen to have a link handy where I can learn more about these sorts of efforts?

Is it weird to note the difficulties of decommissioning windmills, and then advocate for nuclear power plants?