The offshore wind industry is expanding rapidly, bringing new sustainability challenges. One key issue is the increasing amount of composite waste from turbine blades, nacelles, and other structural components. These glass and carbon fibre materials are difficult to recycle and are often incinerated or landfilled.
CIRCO develops an innovative thermochemical recycling process, Direct Carbon Immobilization (DCI™), to recover glass fibres and syngas from offshore composite waste. The aim is to enable efficient recycling, reduce emissions, and build circular value chains for the offshore wind sector.
Together, the partners combine expertise in technology development, materials research, business modelling, product design, and offshore industry practice. The project is part of the TKI Offshore Energy program within the Topsector Energie initiative of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy.
Duration: November 2025 – June 2027
Optimization and lab-scale testing of the DCI™ process.
Fibre recovery, analysis, and prototype development.
Environmental and business validation (LCA, scale-up).
Final evaluation and dissemination.
Interested in CIRCO or potential collaboration?
Send a message to info@circoblades.com or fill in the form.
