rethink*rotor

rethink*rotor designs uses in which dismantled rotor blades are used as building structure components in the construction industry.

Long description

Establishing a comprehensive circular economy for fiber reinforced composites, we are working intensively with dismantled rotor blades from wind turbines that have to be disposed after 20 years of operation.

The concept is to use these large-format components as high-performance construction elements in architecture and infrastructure.

rethink*rotor has developed 15 onshore/offshore designs to show that secondary use of glass/carbon fiber component blades is possible without environmental harmful shredding and thermal recycling.

They are not just a source of material. Rotorblades are lightweight, resistant to corrosion, stable, non-conductive, durable and beautiful!
Due to their robust and outstanding properties, it would be unforgivable to lose this engineering expertise through expensive and toxic recycling processes.

They are not only suitable as structural elements in lightweight construction for buildings or infrastructure such as noise barriers, but can also serve as buoyancy bodies for innovative purposes on the sea.