Grasim Industries, Aditya Birla Renewables (ABRen) and Suzlon Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop and pilot wind turbines fitted with recyclable blades, with an initial deployment planned at an ABRen project site in India.
The agreement, signed at the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026, brings together Grasim’s Recyclamine epoxy technology, Suzlon’s turbine manufacturing capabilities and ABRen’s renewable energy project portfolio.
Conventional wind turbine blades use thermoset composite materials that are difficult to recycle at the end of their operating lives. They are often sent to landfill or incinerated. Grasim’s Recyclamine technology is designed to allow composite materials to be chemically recycled, enabling the recovery of constituent materials for reuse in other applications.
Under the proposed pilot, Suzlon will incorporate the technology into the manufacture of recyclable blades, while ABRen will install a turbine equipped with the blades at a selected project site. The partners will assess the technology under operating conditions and explore wider commercial deployment in India and other mutually agreed markets.
“This collaboration marks an important step toward building a truly circular wind energy ecosystem,” said Rajesh Balakrishnan, chief executive of Grasim’s Advanced Materials division.
Suzlon co-founder Girish Tanti said the company was working towards making all its future turbines recyclable within the next three to four years. He also cited Suzlon’s S144 platform as having one of the lowest carbon footprints among wind turbines, although the release provided no comparative data.
ABRen chief executive Amit Jain said the partnership would help address end-of-life challenges associated with wind turbine blades.
The companies have not disclosed the pilot turbine’s capacity, blade design, project location or deployment timetable. The MoU also does not specify the scale of any subsequent commercial rollout.
