TPI Composites and University of Tennessee Knoxville Advance the Creation of Glass Fiber Yarns from Recycled Wind Turbine Blades
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TPI Composites, Inc., (TPI) (Nasdaq: TPIC) announced today that it has moved to the second phase of development with the University of Tennessee Knoxville (UT) in creation of glass fiber yarns from end-of-life wind blades.
- SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TPI Composites, Inc., (TPI) (Nasdaq: TPIC) announced today that it has moved to the second phase of development with the University of Tennessee Knoxville (UT) in creation of glass fiber yarns from end-of-life wind blades.
- The completion of the second phase will create new opportunities for materials reclaimed from decommissioned blades.
- The recycled materials enable higher value intermediate forms of glass fiber and create a viable market that is both environmentally and economically sustainable.
- The current challenge of recycled glass fiber is that applications for randomly oriented discontinuous fiber are generally limited to non-structural components or thermal insulation where the value is significantly lower than the cost of recovery.