Iberdrola and FCC Ámbito have been recognised for EnergyLOOP's wind turbine blade recycling facility as an Emblematic Project of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR) by the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge.

This facility is located in the municipality of Cortes, Navarre, and is the first on the Iberian Península dedicated specifically to recycling wind turbine blades, which will enable the recycling of components from renewable energy installations, one of the sector's greatest challenges in the medium and long term.

Federico Sanmartín, managing director of EnergyLOOP, has received the award from Ms. Sara Aagesen, Third Vice-President of the Spanish Government and Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, at a ceremony held today as part of the presentation of the PRTR results at the Official College of Architects of Madrid.

This project will improve the competitiveness and sustainability of the sector through research and the implementation of new recycling technologies, which will enable the absorption of growing amounts of waste and the adoption of increasingly efficient solutions.

It is estimated that in Europe, around 5,700 wind turbines will be decommissioned each year by 2030, either due to the repowering of wind farms or because they have reached the end of their useful life.

EnergyLOOP is a company promoted by Iberdrola, through its PERSEO programme, and by FCC Ámbito, subsidiary of FCC Enviro, for the recovery of wind turbine blade components and their reuse in sectors such as energy, aerospace, automotive, textile, chemical and construction.