Friday January 9th 2026
Manager at EDF power solutions UK (left), with Fiona Lindsey, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Reblade with the recycled blades.
Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Paul Kelly
A renewable energy company prominent in the Scottish Borders is leading a drive to re-route decommissioned wind turbine blades away from landfill sites.
EDF Renewables has several significant onshore wind projects in the Borders, primarily in the Lammermuir Hills and Liddesdale areas, including the Fallago wind farm, the proposed Dunside wind farm and another large wind farm in Wauchope and Newcastleton Forests.
Now EDF has joined forces with infrastructure investors Dalmore Capital and Foresight and award- winning decommissioning experts Reblade and Scottish Enterprise, on a wind turbine blades project.
Once decommissioned, wind turbine blades are difficult to manage due to the material they are made with, unlike other parts of a wind turbine.
As more wind farms reach the end of their life, EDF power solutions UK is leading the way to make blades more sustainable.
As part of this new project, decommissioned blades are shredded and mixed with similar waste materials creating new material for creating planks.
The planks can be used for multiple purposes – from agricultural fence posts to screening, benches and decking.
Further tests are underway to explore various industrial applications.
This innovative process will progress research and development of various ways to re-purpose and recycle decommissioned wind turbine blades.
Michelle Campbell-Robson, environmental manager at EDF power solutions UK, said: “We are proud to be an integral part of this project alongside our investors Dalmore and Foresight Capital; finding innovative solutions to an industry-wide challenge.
“We are leading the transition to a circular economy by transforming decommissioned wind turbine blades into re-purposed structures and valuable composite products.”
Fiona Lindsey, co-founder and managing director at Reblade said: “This collaboration is a powerful demonstration that the wind energy industry can, and must, achieve true circularity.
“By transforming decommissioned turbine blades into essential assets like community paths and agricultural fencing, we are not just avoiding landfill, we are locking carbon into durable, high- value products that directly benefit the local area.
“This is the future of sustainable asset management.”
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