# Leading edge erosion and pollution from wind turbine blades **URL:** \ **Category:** Environment & Technology\ **Tags:** windturbine, microplastics\ **Created:** [2 October 2022 21:16 UTC](https://defending-gibraltar.net/t/leading-edge-erosion-and-pollution-from-wind-turbine-blades/3983 "2022-10-02T21:16:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cybe.old](https://defending-gibraltar.net/user_avatar/defending-gibraltar.net/cybe.old/32/12378_2.png) [@cybe.old](https://defending-gibraltar.net/u/cybe.old)\ **Post date:** [2 October 2022 21:16 UTC](https://defending-gibraltar.net/t/leading-edge-erosion-and-pollution-from-wind-turbine-blades/3983/1 "2022-10-02T21:16:22Z")
> **[Leading-Edge-erosion-and-pollution-from-wind-turbine-blades\_5\_july\_English.pdf](https://docs.wind-watch.org/Leading-Edge-erosion-and-pollution-from-wind-turbine-blades_5_july_English.pdf)** > > 5.96 MB “an estimated annual emission of microplastics of approx. 62 kg per year per turbine.” ---
**Author:** ![ThePrisoner](https://defending-gibraltar.net/user_avatar/defending-gibraltar.net/theprisoner/32/6181_2.png) [@ThePrisoner](https://defending-gibraltar.net/u/ThePrisoner)\ **Post date:** [30 June 2024 09:32 UTC](https://defending-gibraltar.net/t/leading-edge-erosion-and-pollution-from-wind-turbine-blades/3983/3 "2024-06-30T09:32:03Z")
> **[A tribute to the epic failures of WIND TURBINES](https://www.brighteon.com/314ab175-2322-4227-b1f8-e536a7824f9a)** > > Brighteon.com is a leading online free platform that empowers free speech, allowing individuals to freely share videos and express their thoughts without any form of censorship. Join us today and be part of our community. ---
**Author:** ![cybe](https://defending-gibraltar.net/user_avatar/defending-gibraltar.net/cybe/32/23435_2.png) [@cybe](https://defending-gibraltar.net/u/cybe)\ **Post date:** [30 June 2024 10:06 UTC](https://defending-gibraltar.net/t/leading-edge-erosion-and-pollution-from-wind-turbine-blades/3983/4 "2024-06-30T10:06:43Z")
> [@ThePrisoner](#): > > A tribute to the epic failures of WIND TURBINES Here I believe a relevant question is what exactly are we seeing in the video? Are these cases shown in the video enough proof that wind-power itself is a failed concept? Do these cases represent the overall performance and reliability of wind turbines? Questions like how many failed turbines, how large a percentage of failures are there, and what are the various variables related to this and reasons for various failures. Also of course other mechanical equipment experience mechanical and other failures all the time. I believe that one would need to compare the pollution/waste emitted from the building/transportation/use of coal/oil/nuclear-power generation and compare that to the one time decommissioning of wind-turbine materials in a neat pile somewhere after 15-25, or more years of service. Smarter materials that can be recycled better are probably being developed too. I prompted an AI to do some quick calculations which I have not verified but will do so later today and look into this more properly:- > - **Wind Turbine:** > - **Decommissioning Waste:** 150-200 tons (if not recycled). > - **CO2 Emissions:** Virtually none from operation, minor from manufacturing and installation. > - **Coal Power Plant:** > - **Total Coal Used:** 75,000 tons. > - **CO2 Emissions:** 150,000 tons. > - **Other Pollutants:** Significant amounts of SO2, NOx, particulate matter, etc. > > "The pollution created by generating the same amount of electricity (150 GWh) with a coal power plant is vastly greater than the material waste from a decommission > ed wind turbine. Specifically, a coal power plant would produce around 150,000 tons of CO2 and other pollutants, compared to the 150-200 tons of physical waste (assuming no recycling) from a wind turbine. This illustrates a stark difference in the environmental impact between renewable and fossil fuel-based energy generation." I believe that I rather have a junkyard of decommissioned wind turbines near me than an ashpond: > **[Ash pond](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_pond)** > > An ash pond, also called a coal ash basin or surface impoundment, is an engineered structure used at coal-fired power stations for the disposal of two types of coal combustion products: bottom ash and fly ash. The pond is used as a landfill to prevent the release of ash into the atmosphere. Although the use of ash ponds in combination with air pollution controls (such as wet scrubbers) decreases the amount of airborne pollutants, the structures pose serious health risks for the surrounding env As... ---
**Author:** ![ThePrisoner](https://defending-gibraltar.net/user_avatar/defending-gibraltar.net/theprisoner/32/6181_2.png) [@ThePrisoner](https://defending-gibraltar.net/u/ThePrisoner)\ **Post date:** [30 June 2024 10:18 UTC](https://defending-gibraltar.net/t/leading-edge-erosion-and-pollution-from-wind-turbine-blades/3983/5 "2024-06-30T10:18:06Z")
> [@cybe](#): > > 150,000 tons of CO2 Plant food. A by-product of photosynthesis is oxygen. Can you ask your AI what is the critical low level of CO2 for the extinction of life? My keyboard is not working right now so I am limited in replies. ---
**Author:** ![cybe](https://defending-gibraltar.net/user_avatar/defending-gibraltar.net/cybe/32/23435_2.png) [@cybe](https://defending-gibraltar.net/u/cybe)\ **Post date:** [30 June 2024 10:46 UTC](https://defending-gibraltar.net/t/leading-edge-erosion-and-pollution-from-wind-turbine-blades/3983/6 "2024-06-30T10:46:40Z")
> [@ThePrisoner](#): > > CO2 For this argument we could ignore co2 and only include things like sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter and coal ash and I believe the amount and damage of these is much worse than the scrapped wind turbine parts lying neatly in a pile somewhere or buried. ---
**Author:** ![ThePrisoner](https://defending-gibraltar.net/user_avatar/defending-gibraltar.net/theprisoner/32/6181_2.png) [@ThePrisoner](https://defending-gibraltar.net/u/ThePrisoner)\ **Post date:** [30 June 2024 10:52 UTC](https://defending-gibraltar.net/t/leading-edge-erosion-and-pollution-from-wind-turbine-blades/3983/7 "2024-06-30T10:52:10Z")
You could be right on that, However they are an eyesore and kill birds and bats. ---
**Author:** ![cybe](https://defending-gibraltar.net/user_avatar/defending-gibraltar.net/cybe/32/23435_2.png) [@cybe](https://defending-gibraltar.net/u/cybe)\ **Post date:** [30 June 2024 13:35 UTC](https://defending-gibraltar.net/t/leading-edge-erosion-and-pollution-from-wind-turbine-blades/3983/8 "2024-06-30T13:35:33Z")
> [@ThePrisoner](#): > > You could be right on that, However they are an eyesore and kill birds and bats. The ones I've seen here in Finland have been placed very well and they are actually quite useful and even quite dear landmarks when I navigate the archipelago. Yes, I also believe they can be eyesores when placed badly. > [@ThePrisoner](#): > > and kill birds and bats. This would have to be looked into and put into perspective, for instance do they kill more birds and bats than for instance cats do. Found an article. It seems to miss the coal-ash though. > **[Coal & Gas Emissions Are 1500–3000× The Mass Of Waste Wind Turbine Blades...](https://cleantechnica.com/2020/02/20/coal-gas-emissions-are-1500-3000x-the-mass-of-waste-wind-turbine-blades/)** > > What problems do the wind turbine blades cause for human health and the environment? Virtually none. They are intentionally mostly chemically inert. So, is the approach taken in the video posted by @ThePrisoner ThePrisoner no good? I would say so. ---
**Author:** ![ThePrisoner](https://defending-gibraltar.net/user_avatar/defending-gibraltar.net/theprisoner/32/6181_2.png) [@ThePrisoner](https://defending-gibraltar.net/u/ThePrisoner)\ **Post date:** [1 July 2024 01:04 UTC](https://defending-gibraltar.net/t/leading-edge-erosion-and-pollution-from-wind-turbine-blades/3983/9 "2024-07-01T01:04:45Z")
> [@cybe](#): > > The ones I've seen here in Finland have been placed very well and they are actually quite useful and even quite dear landmarks when I navigate the archipelago. Yes, I also believe they can be eyesores when placed badly. They are ugly period, wherever they are. This is a good looking wind turbine: ![Windmills-Amsterdam](https://defending-gibraltar.net/uploads/default/original/3X/6/8/68b62dff4650479dee64e4b5c067d20fab0757a6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ThePrisoner](https://defending-gibraltar.net/user_avatar/defending-gibraltar.net/theprisoner/32/6181_2.png) [@ThePrisoner](https://defending-gibraltar.net/u/ThePrisoner)\ **Post date:** [1 July 2024 01:12 UTC](https://defending-gibraltar.net/t/leading-edge-erosion-and-pollution-from-wind-turbine-blades/3983/10 "2024-07-01T01:12:19Z")
> [@cybe](#): > > for instance do they kill more birds and bats than for instance cats do. whataboutism: what·​about·​ism [ˌ(h)wä-tə-ˈbau̇-ˌti-zəm](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whataboutism?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=w&file=whataboutism) ˌ(h)wə- plural whataboutisms **:** the act or practice of responding to an accusation of wrongdoing by claiming that an offense committed by another is similar or worse The exchange is indicative of a rhetorical strategy known as whataboutism, which occurs when officials implicated in wrongdoing whip out a counter-example of a similar abuse from the accusing country, with the goal of undermining the legitimacy of the criticism itself.— Olga Khazan By whataboutism I mean the way any discussion can be short-circuited by saying "but what about x???" where x is usually something that's not really equivalent but is close enough to turn the conversation into mush.— Touré also **:** the response itself They accomplish it by muddying the waters and distracting from international criticisms with whataboutisms such as telling the world that there's nothing exceptional about America. — Alex Zeldin called also (chiefly British) whataboutery 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![cybe](https://defending-gibraltar.net/user_avatar/defending-gibraltar.net/cybe/32/23435_2.png) [@cybe](https://defending-gibraltar.net/u/cybe)\ **Post date:** [1 July 2024 05:06 UTC](https://defending-gibraltar.net/t/leading-edge-erosion-and-pollution-from-wind-turbine-blades/3983/11 "2024-07-01T05:06:13Z")
> [@ThePrisoner](#): > > This is a good looking wind turbine: That dutch style (?) windmill is "foreign" to me and doesn't really appeal to me as I've grown up looking at Scandinavian style ones. And I see one right outside my window right now. Which brings me the insight that if someone grew up relatively close to a modern wind turbine that person would probably be accustomed to it and form an attachment to it... > [@ThePrisoner](#): > > by claiming that an offense committed by another is similar or worse Did I claim that? > [@ThePrisoner](#): > > > [@cybe](#): > > > > for instance do they kill more birds and bats than for instance cats do. > > whataboutism: I also said "This would have to be looked into and put into perspective" which I believe are tell-tale signs that I didn't merely try to deflect with "whataboutism" What method of generating electricity do you recommend instead of wind? ### These look like positive developments:- > **[Siemens Gamesa wind energy](https://www.siemensgamesa.com/global/en/home.html)** > > Siemens Gamesa makes real what matters by engineering, building and servicing onshore and offshore wind energy to deliver clean power for generations to come. > **[Decommissioned wind turbine blades spun into recyclable buildings](https://stateofgreen.com/en/news/decommissioned-wind-turbine-blades-spun-into-recyclable-buildings/)** > > Read more about 'Decommissioned wind turbine blades spun into recyclable buildings' and explore related news and solutions on stateofgreen.com. > **[Recyclable, plant-based material could take a spin on next generation of wind...](https://techxplore.com/news/2023-12-recyclable-plant-based-material-generation-turbines.html)** > > About three years ago, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers Robynne Murray, Nicholas Rorrer, and their team set out on a mission to make an easily recycled resin to serve as the central glue holding a wind turbine blade together. [https://windcycle.energy/advancements-in-wind-turbine-technology/](https://windcycle.energy/advancements-in-wind-turbine-technology/) ---
**Author:** ![ThePrisoner](https://defending-gibraltar.net/user_avatar/defending-gibraltar.net/theprisoner/32/6181_2.png) [@ThePrisoner](https://defending-gibraltar.net/u/ThePrisoner)\ **Post date:** [1 July 2024 05:24 UTC](https://defending-gibraltar.net/t/leading-edge-erosion-and-pollution-from-wind-turbine-blades/3983/12 "2024-07-01T05:24:10Z")
> [@cybe](#): > > That dutch style (?) windmill is "foreign" to me and doesn't really appeal to me as I've grown up looking at Scandinavian style ones. And I see one right outside my window right now. ![1024px-The_Mill](https://defending-gibraltar.net/uploads/default/original/3X/6/2/62c80a1f4d863fcf3027b2ea793e6ffcae804035.jpeg) ![Munch](https://defending-gibraltar.net/uploads/default/original/3X/d/e/de5fc2febee8bcf545fc63be644e3e3c60fe0af2.webp) 😱 ---
**Author:** ![PersistentWidow](https://defending-gibraltar.net/user_avatar/defending-gibraltar.net/persistentwidow/32/4079_2.png) [@PersistentWidow](https://defending-gibraltar.net/u/PersistentWidow)\ **Post date:** [15 August 2024 02:26 UTC](https://defending-gibraltar.net/t/leading-edge-erosion-and-pollution-from-wind-turbine-blades/3983/13 "2024-08-15T02:26:37Z")
# “Experiment Gets An F-Minus”: Nantucket Residents Fume Over Broken Wind Turbine Blade Polluting Beaches ![image](https://defending-gibraltar.net/uploads/default/original/3X/8/2/82f4baba71bbf962c66040639ce7f2fa3aa88183.jpeg) **“The great Nantucket experiment gets an F-minus,”** Kevin O’Leary, chairman of O’Leary Ventures, told [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-08-13/nantucket-beach-turbine-pollution-puts-offshore-energy-in-spotlight?srnd=homepage-asia), referring to the offshore turbine failure that resulted in broken fiberglass littering the pristine beaches of Nantucket last month. The turbine is part of the offshore Vineyard Wind project. ![image](https://defending-gibraltar.net/uploads/default/original/3X/f/4/f40240a127d3d429c4c88d82e6e169fb6b1be8c8.jpeg) O’Leary continued, **“It’s not a golden example of success in wind turbines, that’s for sure.”** The federal government ordered Vineyard Wind’s project south of Nantucket last month to halt construction and electricity generation following the [blade malfunction](https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/nantucket-beaches-closed-after-massive-wind-turbine-blade-fail-scatters-fiberglass-shards). ![image](https://defending-gibraltar.net/uploads/default/original/3X/c/d/cd94b2d617b62aa163d1b6338649825e2fceff34.jpeg) The company managing the project determined the turbine blade failure was due to a “manufacturing deviation,” adding that before energy can be produced, all blades across the project will be inspected with ultrasound technology and drones, reported local media [CapeCod](https://www.capecod.com/newscenter/local-news/vineyard-wind-addresses-turbine-failure-company-looking-forward/). ![](https://assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-public/inline-images/2024-08-13_11-59-13.png?itok=AAgojU9U) Continued at [link...](https://www.activistpost.com/2024/08/experiment-gets-an-f-minus-nantucket-residents-fume-over-broken-wind-turbine-blade-polluting-beaches.html) ---
**Author:** ![cybe](https://defending-gibraltar.net/user_avatar/defending-gibraltar.net/cybe/32/23435_2.png) [@cybe](https://defending-gibraltar.net/u/cybe)\ **Post date:** [19 February 2025 09:07 UTC](https://defending-gibraltar.net/t/leading-edge-erosion-and-pollution-from-wind-turbine-blades/3983/14 "2025-02-19T09:07:22Z")
> **[Decommissioned wind turbine blades recycled into asphalt for new roads](https://newatlas.com/environment/decommissioned-wind-turbine-blades-recycled-asphalt-roads/)** > > As much as wind turbines are great for producing clean energy, disposing of them when the time comes can be challenging. Researchers in China have hit upon a clever way to use discarded blades to build long-lasting roads – a method that could come in... ---
**Author:** ![ThePrisoner](https://defending-gibraltar.net/user_avatar/defending-gibraltar.net/theprisoner/32/6181_2.png) [@ThePrisoner](https://defending-gibraltar.net/u/ThePrisoner)\ **Post date:** [4 August 2025 13:15 UTC](https://defending-gibraltar.net/t/leading-edge-erosion-and-pollution-from-wind-turbine-blades/3983/15 "2025-08-04T13:15:43Z")
> **[This is what our future will look like if the climate scammers are allowed to...](https://www.brighteon.com/733b4906-265f-4c0b-aa31-663a911348bf)** > > Brighteon.com is a leading online free platform that empowers free speech, allowing individuals to freely share videos and express their thoughts without any form of censorship. Join us today and be part of our community. This is what our future will look like if the climate scammers are allowed to have their way ---
**Author:** ![ThePrisoner](https://defending-gibraltar.net/user_avatar/defending-gibraltar.net/theprisoner/32/6181_2.png) [@ThePrisoner](https://defending-gibraltar.net/u/ThePrisoner)\ **Post date:** [2 December 2025 14:16 UTC](https://defending-gibraltar.net/t/leading-edge-erosion-and-pollution-from-wind-turbine-blades/3983/16 "2025-12-02T14:16:06Z")
> **[Tens of thousands of birds of prey - including endangered species - are...](https://www.brighteon.com/b845a7bb-62e6-4822-bb33-e1a2b27980c9)** > > Brighteon.com is a leading online free platform that empowers free speech, allowing individuals to freely share videos and express their thoughts without any form of censorship. Join us today and be part of our community. Tens of thousands of birds of prey—including endangered species—are killed or injured by wind turbines globally each year. Yet the mainstream media remains strangely silent about this fact. If this bird had died as a result of an oil spill, do you think the media would be silent about it? ---
**Author:** ![PersistentWidow](https://defending-gibraltar.net/user_avatar/defending-gibraltar.net/persistentwidow/32/4079_2.png) [@PersistentWidow](https://defending-gibraltar.net/u/PersistentWidow)\ **Post date:** [29 October 2026 02:16 UTC](https://defending-gibraltar.net/t/leading-edge-erosion-and-pollution-from-wind-turbine-blades/3983/17 "2026-10-29T02:16:21Z")
> **[How Green Billionaires Convinced the World to Build Thousands of Useless...](https://dailysceptic.org/2026/10/27/how-green-billionaires-convinced-the-world-to-build-thousands-of-useless-windmills-final-exclusive-extract-from-chris-morrisons-new-book-on-the-invented-climate-crisis/)** > > In the Daily Sceptic's final exclusive extract from Chris Morrison's new book on the 'climate crisis': trying to run a modern economy on windmills is insane, but eye-watering sums from green billionaires say it isn't.