Cyborgery - A Poem By Paul Vincent Cannon

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Vagrant Persona - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Image by Leandro De Carvalho from Pixabay “And in these Shades the false Imposter met” Anne Kingsmill Finch Vagrant PersonaAs we sat talking heopened up to me ofa life arrested,with a deep sadness I listened long,it was likeentering a mansion ofgreat opulence butwhere the ownerchose to exist in thedusty garden shed,he seemed unwilling to move into his own skin. Copyright 2024 ©️Paul Vincent…

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To Touch A Tree - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Photo: An old red gum features in this photo taken in the Beelu National Park. “To-day I have grown taller from walking with the trees.” Karle Wilson Baker To Touch A Tree Imagineif trees could talk,they'd tell a tale of twoof the passage of time,they'd muse on Platoawe over Alexanderwhisper about the Christ,there'd be groans about warscelebrations of multitudes ofexperiences of kindness,most…

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Mothing - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Melissa is hosting Poetics with an invitation to write a poem that speak to metamorphosis and transformation. For more detail and resource follow the link below: dVerse Poets – Poetics – Metamorphosis of Sorts Photo: found on pinterest.com via bing.com “I gnaw the fresh green hawthorn spray” Robert Graves Mothing I don't want to say too muchyou might just steal me awayfrom this…

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It Has Always Been So - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Photo: Hunter S. Thompson – journalist, writer, author, originator of “Gonzo” journalism. From thefamouspeople.com “It was like falling down an elevator shaft and landing in a pool full of mermaids.” Hunter S. Thompson It Has Always Been SoOnce upon a time Iwas disillusioned with Thompson's infectionthe whole question of truth and fictionhow dare they be blendedin the mainstream,but…

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Startup converts used wind turbine blades into boats, recycling fibreglass and resins

Individual sheets of fibreglass are notoriously difficult to recycle. Once layered together with resin — to form bathtubs, roofing panels, or aircraft components — peeling them back apart usually means shredding the end product into tiny pieces, then submerging them in tubs of heated solvent under high pressure. Needless to say, the recovered shreds of fibre and glass are not especially useful, or cheap.

This is a problem for the wind industry, whose turbine blades are essential hundred-metre-long, fibreglass tubes. Once they’ve served their 30-year-lifespans, unloading them on landfills is unpopular at best, banned (in some countries) at worst.

Getting around the “submersion problem” took a team of boatbuilders from Pleasantville, Nova Scotia to work out. While researching sustainable boat materials, Nick Bigeau — a professional boatbuilder for 15 years — came across recyclable resins, and the possibility of recovering and reusing intact sheets of fibreglass from otherwise inseparable end products.

“I had this idea of building a 17-foot boat with these resins,” says Bigeau. “Then I’d recycle it and build a replica from the recycled materials.”

Their “eureka moment” came in December 2022, and by September 2023, their new recycling method — called ReceTT — was patent-pending under the auspice of their new venture, Resolve Composites. It’s around this time that Bigeau became aware of the wind industry’s plight, and the potential of ReceTT to change the game. Why recycle a boat into a boat, he thought, when they could recycle a blade into a boat?

Siemens Gamesa is the second largest wind turbine manufacturer on the planet, and is leading the charge on recyclable resins in the wind industry. Recognizing the potential of ReceTT, in October 2023 they gifted Resolve Composites a 20-foot section of blade, 27 layers of fibreglass deep, held together by recyclable resin. By January 2024, Bigeau and his team had broken the blade into 162 kilograms of reuseable fibreglass sheets.

With this fibreglass, they’re constructing the hull of a Bantam Bay 17 Skiff, a project equal parts demonstration and experimentation — showing off the work of ReceTT while at the same time refining their methods. 

Canada's National Observer

Turning wind turbine blades into boats: Recycling fibreglass and resins

Individual sheets of fibreglass are notoriously difficult to recycle. This is a problem for the wind industry, whose turbine blades are esse

The Life Of Words - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Image: pixabay.com “‘Tis a strange mystery, the power of words! Life is in them, and death.” Letitia Elizabeth Landon The Life Of WordsSometimes I musewondering what if I'd nevertaken that particular pathwhere would I be now?I ponder words and what if I'd never said those particular words,where would I be now?Like shook champagne words spew with forceconstructing meaningslike spilt amoeba.Words…

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Mysteries - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Kim is hosting the Quadrille (44 words sans title) with an invitation to write a pome including the word engrave. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Engrave Your Name Across My Heart Image by Pexels from Pixabay “You have offered them to me I am only giving them back” Craig Arnold MysteriesI dig into the yawning yearning hole within,your graven image behind my heavy eyes,your pulse a beat…

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Hand To Hand - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Image by Milada Vigerova from Pixabay “Giving is, first and every time, hand to hand, mine to yours, yours to mine.” Alberto Rios Hand To HandThe cupan open palmelectric fizzlife flowing,small breathslong stepsmoving light as air,being offeringa gift to souls,hand to handlove's perpetuity,the combat only compassion knows. Copyright 2025 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights Reserved ®️

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