Current Status and Prospect of Recycling Technology of Wind Turbine Blades
[Introduction] The growth of wind power industry is accelerating faster than ever worldwide, at the same time, the waste generation from end-of-life wind turbine blades is expected to peak in recent years. Efficient recycling of end-of-life wind turbine blades has become a key issue affecting the su...
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| description | [Introduction] The growth of wind power industry is accelerating faster than ever worldwide, at the same time, the waste generation from end-of-life wind turbine blades is expected to peak in recent years. Efficient recycling of end-of-life wind turbine blades has become a key issue affecting the sustainable development of the wind power industry and its low-carbon-footprint target. [Method] Traditionally, majority of the end-of-life blades were either buried or incinerated after being dismantled, causing resources wasting and severe environmental problems. In this context, this paper reviewed the mainstream domestic and international recycling processes of end-of-life wind turbine blades such as mechanical recycling, pyrolysis, chemical recycling and comprehensive recycling, and analyzed their corresponding advantages and disadvantages. [Result] By summarizing the industrial recycling application scenarios, this paper provides suggestions and prospects for the prospective recycling market of the end-of-life wind turbine blades. [Conclusion] Wind power industry plays an important role in realizing the "carbon-peaking and carbon-neutrality" goals through assisting in implementation of the energy-conservation and emission-reduction strategy. However, the wind turbine blade recycling market is currently in the exploratory stage with medium and small-size, there is an urgent need for policies, standards and technology development to help with its large scale industrialization. This paper illustrates current status and development trend of domestic and international recycling technology and application scenarios of end-of-life wind turbine blades, and aims to provide the scientific references for the sustainable and low-carbon development of the wind power industry. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9835184a1fe740ca952e5c7fdd0b36d62023-07-17T03:17:55ZengEnergy Observer Magazine Co., Ltd.南方能源建设2095-86762023-07-0110411312110.16516/j.gedi.issn2095-8676.2023.04.0112023-031Current Status and Prospect of Recycling Technology of Wind Turbine BladesDan YU0Yongbin SUN1Qi YANG2Li GAO3Biqiong DONG4Xiaochao ZENG5North China Power Engineering Co., Ltd. of China Power Engineering Consulting Group, Beijing 100120, ChinaNorth China Power Engineering Co., Ltd. of China Power Engineering Consulting Group, Beijing 100120, ChinaNorth China Power Engineering Co., Ltd. of China Power Engineering Consulting Group, Beijing 100120, ChinaNorth China Power Engineering Co., Ltd. of China Power Engineering Consulting Group, Beijing 100120, ChinaNorth China Power Engineering Co., Ltd. of China Power Engineering Consulting Group, Beijing 100120, ChinaNorth China Power Engineering Co., Ltd. of China Power Engineering Consulting Group, Beijing 100120, China[Introduction] The growth of wind power industry is accelerating faster than ever worldwide, at the same time, the waste generation from end-of-life wind turbine blades is expected to peak in recent years. Efficient recycling of end-of-life wind turbine blades has become a key issue affecting the sustainable development of the wind power industry and its low-carbon-footprint target. [Method] Traditionally, majority of the end-of-life blades were either buried or incinerated after being dismantled, causing resources wasting and severe environmental problems. In this context, this paper reviewed the mainstream domestic and international recycling processes of end-of-life wind turbine blades such as mechanical recycling, pyrolysis, chemical recycling and comprehensive recycling, and analyzed their corresponding advantages and disadvantages. [Result] By summarizing the industrial recycling application scenarios, this paper provides suggestions and prospects for the prospective recycling market of the end-of-life wind turbine blades. [Conclusion] Wind power industry plays an important role in realizing the "carbon-peaking and carbon-neutrality" goals through assisting in implementation of the energy-conservation and emission-reduction strategy. However, the wind turbine blade recycling market is currently in the exploratory stage with medium and small-size, there is an urgent need for policies, standards and technology development to help with its large scale industrialization. This paper illustrates current status and development trend of domestic and international recycling technology and application scenarios of end-of-life wind turbine blades, and aims to provide the scientific references for the sustainable and low-carbon development of the wind power industry.https://www.energychina.press/en/article/doi/10.16516/j.gedi.issn2095-8676.2023.04.011carbon-peaking and carbon-neutrality goalswind power industryend-of-life wind turbine bladesrecyclingenergy-conservation and emission-reductioncarbon footprint |
| spellingShingle | Dan YU Yongbin SUN Qi YANG Li GAO Biqiong DONG Xiaochao ZENG Current Status and Prospect of Recycling Technology of Wind Turbine Blades 南方能源建设 carbon-peaking and carbon-neutrality goals wind power industry end-of-life wind turbine blades recycling energy-conservation and emission-reduction carbon footprint |
| title | Current Status and Prospect of Recycling Technology of Wind Turbine Blades |
| title_full | Current Status and Prospect of Recycling Technology of Wind Turbine Blades |
| title_fullStr | Current Status and Prospect of Recycling Technology of Wind Turbine Blades |
| title_full_unstemmed | Current Status and Prospect of Recycling Technology of Wind Turbine Blades |
| title_short | Current Status and Prospect of Recycling Technology of Wind Turbine Blades |
| title_sort | current status and prospect of recycling technology of wind turbine blades |
| topic | carbon-peaking and carbon-neutrality goals wind power industry end-of-life wind turbine blades recycling energy-conservation and emission-reduction carbon footprint |
| url | https://www.energychina.press/en/article/doi/10.16516/j.gedi.issn2095-8676.2023.04.011 |
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