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 …

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 Blades Management

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

Solutions for recycling emerging wind turbine blade waste in China are not yet effective

J Yang, F Meng, L Zhang, J McKechnie… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Wind power supply chains are evolving as markets expand to reach climate goals. With the
largest installed wind power capacity globally, China must deal with increasing composite …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Re: Crete–Reuse of concrete blocks from cast-in-place building to arch footbridge

J Devenes, J Brütting, C Küpfer, M Bastien-Masse… - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
About 9% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions worldwide are due to the production
of cement, key constituent of concrete. Concrete also contributes to a large share of …

Recovery of energy and carbon fibre from wind turbine blades waste (carbon fibre/unsaturated polyester resin) using pyrolysis process and its life-cycle assessment

S Yousef, J Eimontas, I Stasiulaitiene… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recovery of carbon fibres and resin from wind turbine blade waste (WTB) composed of
carbon fibres (CF)-reinforced unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) has been environmentally …

[HTML][HTML] Responsible sourcing for energy transitions: Discussing academic narratives of responsible sourcing through the lens of natural resources justice

MT Kügerl, M Hitch, K Gugerell - Journal of environmental management, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Paris Agreement and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
clearly demonstrate the need for global energy transitions. Evolving energy generation and …

Reversing visibility analysis: Towards an accelerated a priori assessment of landscape impacts of renewable energy projects

R Ioannidis, N Mamassis, A Efstratiadis… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Impacts to landscapes have been identified as major drivers of social opposition against
renewable energy projects. We investigate how the process of mitigating landscape impacts …

Industry 4.0 deployment for circular economy performance—Understanding the role of green procurement and remanufacturing activities

S Sahoo, SK Jakhar - Business Strategy and the Environment, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As regulatory authorities emphasize sustainable practices, manufacturing organizations rely
on Industry 4.0 technologies to shift their business model from a linear to a circular economy …