Recycling of wind turbine blades through modern recycling technologies: A road to zero waste

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, M Hossain, R Umer - Renewable Energy Focus, 2023 - Elsevier
Wind is a clean, efficient, fastest-growing, renewable energy source, which is extensively
applied for power generation. The expected design lifetime of a wind turbine lies between …

[HTML][HTML] End-of-Life wind turbine blades: Review on recycling strategies

F Spini, P Bettini - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The review focuses on End-of-Life (EoL) strategies, with a primary emphasis on recycling
techniques, to manage fiber reinforced thermoset polymer waste from decommissioned wind …

Circular economy performance and carbon footprint of wind turbine blade waste management alternatives

B Diez-Cañamero, JMF Mendoza - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
It is estimated that 570 Mt of blade waste, whose management is complex and expensive,
will be generated by 2030 in the European Union alone. Accordingly, alternative blade …

Sustainable transformation of end-of-life wind turbine blades: Advancing clean energy solutions in civil engineering through recycling and upcycling

W Zhang, H Yu, B Yin, A Akbar, KM Liew - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Decommissioning end-of-life wind turbine blades (EoL-WTBs) presents significant waste
management challenges. This comprehensive review explores the recycling of EoL-WTBs …

Recycling and recovery of fiber-reinforced polymer composites for end-of-life wind turbine blade management

Y Shen, SE Apraku, Y Zhu - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The 3R (reuse, recycling, and recovery) waste management of wind turbine blades (WTBs)
is becoming a popular subject, since it has a great practical significance in the disposal of …

[HTML][HTML] Raw-crushed wind-turbine blade: Waste characterization and suitability for use in concrete production

V Revilla-Cuesta, M Skaf, V Ortega-López… - Resources, Conservation …, 2023 - Elsevier
Many of the first wind-turbine installations are reaching the end of their useful life, so their
blades have to be replaced. Inexpensive, sustainable, and straightforward recycling …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical and environmental advantages of the revaluation of raw-crushed wind-turbine blades as a concrete component

V Revilla-Cuesta, J Manso-Morato… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The large number of wind farms that will have to be dismantled in coming years is prompting
a search for reliable wind-turbine-blade recycling methods, but there is not yet a broad …

Recent advancements in the applications of fiber‐reinforced polymer structures in railway industry—A review

A Saeedi, M Motavalli, M Shahverdi - Polymer Composites, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The application of fiber‐reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials and structures in
various industrial sectors is expanding significantly to meet the rising demand for efficient …

Fiber-reinforced polymer waste in the construction industry: a review

H Li, J Yang, D Yang, N Zhang, S Nazar… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2024 - Springer
Fiber-reinforced polymer composites, reaching a production of approximately 2.56 million
tons in 2023 in Europe, display unique properties, yet they are disposed of at their end of …

Life cycle assessment of carbon reduction potential of EoL wind turbine blades disposal scenarios in China

N Cong, Y Song, M Zhang, W Wu - Environmental Impact Assessment …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is estimated that there will be 85,000 tons of End-of-Life (EoL) wind turbine blades in
China by 2050. How to disposing discarded blades has become a significant problem …