Today’s wind turbine blades are manufacturing using thermoset composite materials. Recycling these materials is challenging and solutions are not yet widely available.

EOLIAN blades will be manufactured using vitrimers, a new class of polymer that enables recyclable composite materials. The use of vitrimers paves the way to different solutions for end-of-service blades.

Vitrimers also exhibit ‘self-healing’ properties, making it possible to repair minor blade damage on-site by localised heating.

EOLIAN is exploring the use of novel bio-based vitrimers combined with natural basalt fibre reinforcements to manufacture highly sustainable composites.

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