By 2050, approximately 43 million tons of wind-turbine blade (WTB) waste materials will
have accumulated, emphasizing the critical importance of effective waste management …

This paper describes repurposing projects using decommissioned wind turbine blades in
bridges conducted under a multinational research project entitled “Re-Wind”. Repurposing …

Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials have been used in a variety of civil and
infrastructure applications since the early1980s, including in wind turbine blades. The world …

Growing global concern about how to dispose of wind turbine blades has sparked an
investigation into more sustainable alternatives. This research delves into finding eco …

In structural recycling of wind turbine blades, two options are often distinguished: reuse and
repurpose. The latter was the main subject of the present research carried out by the authors …

A key component of New Zealand's plan to reduce overall emissions is to shift to a low-
emission energy sector. Increasing the amount of electricity generated from renewable …

The Net Zero Bridges Group brings together bridge specialists concerned to lower the
carbon dioxide footprint of their work, and to understand collectively how best to do so …

The Paris Agreement, signed in 2015 by 196 countries, commits it's signatories to limiting
the increase in global average temperature rise [32]. This has driven the subsequent global …

This paper presents two case studies of the repurposing projects of decommissioned wind
turbine blades in architectural and structural engineering applications conducted under a …

The relatively new fibre optic measurement technique: distributed fibre optic sensing (DFOS)
is provided to control strains and displacements, used in the structural health monitoring of a …