Grasim Industries Limited’s Advanced Materials Division and its renewable energy arm, Aditya Birla Renewables Limited (ABRen), have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Suzlon Energy Limited to develop, commercialise and scale wind turbines featuring recyclable blades powered by Recyclamine® technology. The collaboration, signed at the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026, will initially focus on a pilot project to advance circularity in the wind energy sector.
The partnership aims to address one of the key sustainability challenges facing the wind industry: the disposal of turbine blades at the end of their operational life. Conventional wind turbine blades are largely manufactured using thermoset composite materials, which are difficult to recycle. As a result, retired blades often end up in landfills or are disposed of through incineration.
Recyclamine® epoxy technology, supplied by Grasim, offers an alternative by enabling the chemical recycling of composite materials. Blades manufactured using this technology can be processed at the end of their service life to recover valuable composite constituents for reuse in new applications. The approach is expected to support resource efficiency, reduce waste and strengthen the environmental sustainability of wind energy projects.
Under the MoU, Suzlon will integrate Recyclamine® technology into the manufacturing of recyclable wind turbine blades, leveraging its expertise as a wind turbine original equipment manufacturer. Aditya Birla Renewables will deploy a turbine equipped with the recyclable blades at one of its selected project sites. The installation will provide an opportunity to demonstrate the technology’s commercial viability under real-world operating conditions. The three companies will also explore opportunities to expand the commercialisation and adoption of recyclable blade-enabled wind turbines across India and other mutually agreed markets.
Rajesh Balakrishnan, Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Materials, Grasim Industries Limited, said, “This collaboration marks an important step toward building a truly circular wind energy ecosystem. By combining the Recyclamine® technology with Suzlon’s manufacturing expertise and ABRen’s renewable energy ambitions, we are demonstrating that sustainability and innovation can go hand in hand. Together, we aim to accelerate the adoption of recyclable wind turbine blades and set new benchmarks for resource efficiency in the wind industry.”
Girish Tanti, Co-Founder, Suzlon Group, said the future of renewable energy must extend beyond clean power generation to include circular solutions. He highlighted Suzlon’s S144 platform, which has one of the world’s lowest carbon footprints among wind turbines, and the company’s ambition to make all future turbines recyclable within the next three to four years. He added that the partnership could accelerate material circularity and enable significant CO₂ savings.
Amit Jain, Chief Executive Officer, Aditya Birla Renewables Limited, said the collaboration was an important step towards addressing the end-of-life challenges associated with wind turbine blades and advancing environmental sustainability across the renewable energy sector.
The partnership brings together Grasim’s recyclable materials technology, Suzlon’s wind turbine manufacturing capabilities and ABRen’s renewable energy project development experience. Through the pilot and subsequent commercialisation efforts, the companies aim to support the development of a more circular wind energy value chain.
Grasim Industries Limited, a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, is a diversified business with interests spanning cellulosic fibres, chemicals, fashion yarn and fabrics. It has expanded into paints through Birla Opus and launched Birla Pivot, a B2B online marketplace for building materials. Through subsidiaries including UltraTech Cement, Aditya Birla Capital and Aditya Birla Renewables, it also has a presence in cement, financial services and clean energy. Its Advanced Materials business develops high-performance solutions, including bio-based, waterborne and recyclable epoxy technologies.
