en.Wedoany.com Reported - Claudia Vázquez Sanz is a materials engineer at the Spanish renewable energy company Norvento TECHnPower, responsible for wind turbine blade design and composite material supply chain management. Influenced by her family in her early years, she developed an interest in engineering, studied Materials Science and Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, later researched materials and sustainability at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and joined Norvento in 2022.

Claudia currently leads the company's work in the EU-funded EOLIAN project, which aims to develop recyclable and repairable composite blades using vitrimer resin and basalt fibers, addressing the significant issue of composite waste in the wind power industry. She stated: "A large portion of installed wind turbines will reach the end of their service life between 2020 and 2030. Each megawatt of installed capacity corresponds to 12-15 tons of composite waste. We must find solutions to reuse/recycle traditional composite blade materials and seek alternative materials to achieve a circular economy." Norvento will manufacture two 12-meter blade prototypes, one using vitrimer and basalt fiber, and the other using traditional glass fiber/epoxy resin as a benchmark.

Claudia emphasized the importance of cross-European collaboration: "Collaborating with partners from multiple European countries brings together a wide range of perspectives, experiences, and technical approaches, ultimately leading to more robust and innovative solutions." She believes that materials science plays a key role in achieving more sustainable renewable energy technologies and encourages young women to stay curious, build networks, and speak up bravely: "Your opinion is always important."

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