Re-engineering of broken wind turbine parts could create 20,000 UK jobs and multi-billion-pound supply chain
Friday 05 May 2023
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 set-up, the Coalition for Wind Industry Circularity (CWIC), to drive the creation of a circular supply chain for renewables in the UK.
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 tons of parts from being scrapped.
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