The wind energy industry is one of the fastest-growing application sectors of composites, where reinforcement fibers are used in the manufacturing of light rotor blades. Considering the limited lifetime of turbine blades, a growing number of wind turbines will start to be decommissioned. Turbine ...
To cope with the challenge, China will introduce a set of technical standards and policies for the wind and solar industries to recycle their decommissioned equipment. The commission said China would have a basically mature recycling system for wind turbines and solar panels by the end of 2030, ...
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wind turbine blades are not considered in this research, which would produce even more manufacturing waste in Jiangsu. In addition, the longer service time (25 years) of offshore wind turbines serves to delay the generation of operation & maintenance and EOL waste associated with offshore wind ...
WITH A BOOMING WIND ENERGY INDUSTRY, DRIVING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGER AND LARGER TURBINES, THE QUESTION IS NOW ARISING OF HOW TO DEAL WITH WIND TURBINES AT THE END OF THEIR LIFECYCLE, AND PARTICULARLY THOSE WIND TURBINE BLADES MADE OF HARD-TO-RECYCLE COMPOSITES. RENEWABLE ENERGY FOCUS' KARI ...
Wind energy deployment in the United States is projected to see significant growth to meet the nation’s decarbonization goals by 2050. As wind turbine manufacturing accelerates, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proactively consideringthe life cycle of wind turbines, specifically after they ...
The analysis of several wind turbine blades revealed that unsaturated polyester resins are predominant in the production of wind turbines in the Baltic region due to their cost-effectiveness compared to epoxy resins. Styrene, a main component of polyester resin, poses significant environmental and healt...
Therefore, a sustainable process is needed for dealing with wind turbines at the end of their service life in order to maximize the environmental benefits of wind power. Most components of a wind turbine such as the foundation, tower, gear box and generator are already recyclable and treated ...
It is well known that wind energy could represent a promising solution to the continuous increase of energy demand in the modern society. At the end of 2016 the European wind power amounted to 153.7 GW, distributed on 77000 wind turbines and corresponding to the 10.4% of the electrical energy...
Wind turbines, fluorescence lamps, smartphones, EVs, Li-ion batteries and computers will be main reservoirs of secondary high-tech metals for a long time, they should be the focus of technology, funds and policy from both t...