RecyRotor project: Scanning and separation process for the reuse of wind turbine rotor blade structures is being developed
On 29 January 2025, the Composite Circularity Lab (CCL) at HTWK Leipzig hosted the kick-off meeting for a new application-oriented research project called "RecyRotor " for the reuse of previously used wind turbine rotor blade structures. The ZIM project, which was launched on 1 January 2025, is being carried out by the HTWK's lightweight construction research group in cooperation with the companies Herion Engineering GmbH (Taufkirchen) and Zertrox GmbH & Co KG (Aachen). The aim of the project is to develop market-ready processes for the diagnosis, evaluation and cutting of discarded wind turbine rotor blades on site at the wind farm. The aim is to separate subcomponents that are suitable for repurposing directly from those that need to be recycled.
