On 2 July 2026 we officially opened the Blade Barrier. The project has since moved into its second phase of testing.

Blade–Made delivered a trial installation of the Blade Barrier: a sound barrier built from repurposed wind turbine blades.

We identified sound barriers as one of the most effective large-scale applications for end-of-life blades, as they can be reused in their full form with minimal processing. In our designs, the horizontal configuration uses around 45 blades per kilometer, while the vertical configuration can use up to 200 blades per kilometer.

To create a scalable, widely applicable, and certifiable product, Blade–Made realised a 60-meter test barrier on Rijkswaterstaat’s innovation strip along the A58 near Oirschot (InnovA58). The project was carried out in collaboration with Rijkswaterstaat’s Innovation Quarter and Dura Vermeer Infra, and was financially supported by the Province of Noord-Brabant.

The test installation is being evaluated on:

Manufacturability

Acoustic performance / noise reduction

Financial feasibility

Sustainability

Maintenance and safety

Partners
Dura Vermeer Infra, InnovA58 (Rijkswaterstaat), Provincie Noord Brabant

Status
Test installation realised on 02/07/2026

Location
Innovation strip A58 (Oirschot), Noord Brabant, The Netherlands.