Recycling of wind turbine blades: Recent developments

Mishnaevsky J. Leon

doi:10.1016/j.cogsc.2022.100746

Recycling of wind turbine blades: Recent developments

Mishnaevsky J. Leon^*

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Recycling of wind turbine blades is an important element for ensuring the sustainability of wind turbines. In this article, technologies of recycling of wind turbine blades (for currently used blades) and possibilities of development of new recyclable blade generation are discussed. The recent developments in the pyrolysis and solvolysis technologies of the currently used glass fiber/epoxy blades, and the potential of blades from thermoplastic and recyclable polymers are reviewed.

Original language	English
Article number	100746
Journal	Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry
Volume	39
Number of pages	7
ISSN	2452-2236
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2022.100746
Publication status	Published - 2023

Keywords

Wind energy
Wind turbine blades
Composites
Maintenance
Decommissioning
Recycling

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