Scientists Invent Game-Changing Way To Make Clean Energy Even Cleaner Using Mycelium

25 Sep 2023 | Abstracted from The Cool Down

"The production and disposal of wind turbine blades...need to be revised...The average wind turbine blade is 418 feet long and has a lifespan of about 20 years...Once retired, there are few recycling options...By 2050, it's projected that over two million tons of retired wind turbine blades...Globally, that number may be as high as 47 million tons

"...team of students and researchers are developing wind turbine blades woven from bamboo and mycelium..."

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