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Zhuzhou Times New Material Technology, a subsidiary of CRRC, has delivered China's first recyclable wind turbine blade from its plant in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province. The shipment of this 82-meter long blade, TMT82, marks a technology breakthrough in the wind power industry.

In the past, decommissioned blades were usually disposed of by incineration or landfill. The recycled resin and short carbon fiber from blade waste had low added value and very limited application scenarios.

This new blade utilizes targeted chemical depolymerization technology to efficiently separate resin from fiber, significantly reducing the amount of solid waste and the emission of toxic gases, which results in a reduction of 27 tonnes of carbon dioxide across the blade's lifecycle.

Yancheng is a major hub in the wind power industry, with its offshore wind power capacity accounting for more than 40% of the national total and its blade production capacity about 20%.