End-of-life policy considerations for wind turbine blades

Majewski, P; Florin, N; Jit, J; Stewart, RA

End-of-life policy considerations for wind turbine blades

Majewski, P Florin, N

Jit, J Stewart, RA

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Publisher:: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022, 164
Issue Date:: 2022-08-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Majewski, P
dc.contributor.author	Florin, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8436-4711
dc.contributor.author	Jit, J
dc.contributor.author	Stewart, RA
dc.date.accessioned	2022-11-09T01:58:29Z
dc.date.available	2022-11-09T01:58:29Z
dc.date.issued	2022-08-01
dc.identifier.citation	Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022, 164
dc.identifier.issn	1364-0321
dc.identifier.issn	1879-0690
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/163351
dc.description.abstract	Over the past ten years, the growth of wind energy has been significant. Wind power uses the kinetic energy of the wind to produce electric energy without generating green house gas emissions. However, when considering the whole life cycle of wind turbines it is obvious that wind energy is not totally clean. With a lifetime of 20–25 years for a wind turbine, it is predicted that the cumulative composite waste from blades will be needed to be recycled will be in the tens of thousands of tons worldwide by 2050. This poses a potential significant waste legacy that must be addressed. Solutions to deal with waste from wind turbine blades currently involves the three different pathways, direct deposit in a landfill, incineration, and recycling. Unfortunately, only 30% of fibre-reinforced plastic material commonly used in wind turbine blades can currently be reused to form new composite materials, with most going to the cement industry as filler material. It is important that all involved stakeholders work towards regulations that will address the management of waste coming from wind turbine blades. Fortunately, legislations exist in various jurisdictions which can be used as a model for the creation of a regulative framework for the end-of-life management of wind turbine blades.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.rser.2022.112538
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	09 Engineering
dc.subject.classification	Energy
dc.title	End-of-life policy considerations for wind turbine blades
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	164
utslib.for	09 Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-11-09T01:58:28Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	164

Abstract:

Over the past ten years, the growth of wind energy has been significant. Wind power uses the kinetic energy of the wind to produce electric energy without generating green house gas emissions. However, when considering the whole life cycle of wind turbines it is obvious that wind energy is not totally clean. With a lifetime of 20–25 years for a wind turbine, it is predicted that the cumulative composite waste from blades will be needed to be recycled will be in the tens of thousands of tons worldwide by 2050. This poses a potential significant waste legacy that must be addressed. Solutions to deal with waste from wind turbine blades currently involves the three different pathways, direct deposit in a landfill, incineration, and recycling. Unfortunately, only 30% of fibre-reinforced plastic material commonly used in wind turbine blades can currently be reused to form new composite materials, with most going to the cement industry as filler material. It is important that all involved stakeholders work towards regulations that will address the management of waste coming from wind turbine blades. Fortunately, legislations exist in various jurisdictions which can be used as a model for the creation of a regulative framework for the end-of-life management of wind turbine blades.

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