๐ŸŽ„โœจ Our last pre-Christmas gift from BLADES2BUILD โœจ๐ŸŽ„

Sustainability and circularity take centre stage in Brussels!

๐Ÿ‘‰ On 9 December 2025, the EUPAVE, the European Concrete Paving Association, presented its first Outstanding Projects and Innovations Awards in Brussels โ€” and we are proud to share that BLADES2BUILD has received the Outstanding Innovation Award (OIA)๐Ÿ†

๐Ÿ“Œ The award was received on behalf of BLADES2BUILD by Amaia Gรณmez San Martรญn (ACCIONA), Quentin Favre-Victoire (Holcim), and Tao Liu (DTU – Technical University of Denmark) for the innovation:

โ€œTurning End of Life Wind Turbine Blades into Concrete Roads and Structures: A First European Experimentation.โ€

๐Ÿšง Validated in our real-world demonstrators

โ€ข Endesa โ€“ Circular Repowering Platform (Aldeavieja, Spain): recycled blade fibres and aggregates used in concrete with high mechanical performance and a significantly lower carbon footprint, supported by electric mixer trucks.

โ€ข ACCIONA โ€“ Circular Slab Prototype (Madrid, Spain): a 120 mยฒ industrial slab built with ECOCycleยฎ concrete (Holcim), low-emission cement, and recycled aggregates, including end-of-life wind blade materials.

๐Ÿ‘ Congratulations to EUPAVE, the European Concrete Paving Association and all award recipients, and thank you to our team for contributing to a more sustainable built environment.

๐Ÿ’ก This award confirms that sustainability & circularity are no longer a conceptโ€”itโ€™s being built into our infrastructure. ๐Ÿ‘

โœŒ What a wonderful way to close the year, and a strong motivation heading into 2026 ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿ”œ