Tens of billions of pounds could be generated for the UK economy from the re-use, refurbishment and re-engineering of broken wind turbine parts, according to a new circular supply chain coalition.
Building the capabilities to refurbish wind turbine parts in the UK could also generate more than 20,000 full-time equivalent jobs by 2035, and prevent more than 800,000 tonnes of parts from being scrapped.
The group, which so far comprises SSE Renewables, the University of Strathclyde, the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland and Renewable Parts, made the statement as they launched the Coalition for Wind Industry Circularity (CWIC).
