End-of-Life alternatives for wind turbine blades: Sustainability Indices based on the UN sustainable development goals

Deeney, Peter; Nagle, Angela; Gough, Fergal; Lemmertz, Heloisa; Delaney, Emma L.; McKinley, Jennifer; Graham, Conor; Dunphy, Niall; Mullally, Gerard

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105642

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“…The MCDA can also be used to carry out further analysis of biomass use for biogas production. Several researchers have engaged the implementation of MCDA in the selection process and making concrete decision processes for sustainable development [47][48][49][50][51][52].…”

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Benchmarking and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Towards Developing a Sustainable Policy of Just in Time Production of Biogas in Nigeria

Okokpujie¹,

Okokpujie²,

Omidiora³

et al. 2022

IJSDP

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Biogas is currently one of the most researched forms of renewable energy carried out by researchers because of its potential in replacing fossil fuel usage and aiding carbon-neutral energy production and consumption. Biogas Production has been successfully implemented in developed countries, which has generated sustainable energy for human comfort. Many developing nations that seek to engage in the production of biogas tend to struggle with the process. This paper aims to review the existing literature on benchmarking and multi-criteria decision analysis in developing a sustainable policy of biogas production in Nigeria. It is worthy of knowing that as of now, Nigeria as a nation does not have a policy governing the production of Biogas. The Government needs to apply some strategic steps to have the policy to guide the day-to-day running and develop a biogas production system, to improve the economic instability of energy generation in Nigeria. This research also discusses some significant ways to develop a sustainable policy for the just-in-time production of Biogas in Nigeria. After a thorough review of other literature, the study concluded that benchmarking and multi-criteria decision analysis is constructive in developing sustainable policy that will govern biogas plants and their production in Nigeria.

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Section: Multi-criteria Decision Analysis Steps To Achieve Sustainabl...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Benchmarking and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Towards Developing a Sustainable Policy of Just in Time Production of Biogas in Nigeria

Okokpujie¹,

Okokpujie²,

Omidiora³

et al. 2022

IJSDP

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“…Additional and alternative searches (Table 3) such as controlled storage and burial/burying did not deliver relevant results. A broader search for wind and the landfilling of waste may offer starting points leading to further insights (e.g., [49,94,319,320]).…”

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A Framework and Baseline for the Integration of a Sustainable Circular Economy in Offshore Wind

Velenturf

2021

Energies

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Circular economy and renewable energy infrastructure such as offshore wind farms are often assumed to be developed in synergy as part of sustainable transitions. Offshore wind is among the preferred technologies for low-carbon energy. Deployment is forecast to accelerate over ten times faster than onshore wind between 2021 and 2025, while the first generation of offshore wind turbines is about to be decommissioned. However, the growing scale of offshore wind brings new sustainability challenges. Many of the challenges are circular economy-related, such as increasing resource exploitation and competition and underdeveloped end-of-use solutions for decommissioned components and materials. However, circular economy is not yet commonly and systematically applied to offshore wind. Circular economy is a whole system approach aiming to make better use of products, components and materials throughout their consecutive lifecycles. The purpose of this study is to enable the integration of a sustainable circular economy into the design, development, operation and end-of-use management of offshore wind infrastructure. This will require a holistic overview of potential circular economy strategies that apply to offshore wind, because focus on no, or a subset of, circular solutions would open the sector to the risk of unintended consequences, such as replacing carbon impacts with water pollution, and short-term private cost savings with long-term bills for taxpayers. This study starts with a systematic review of circular economy and wind literature as a basis for the coproduction of a framework to embed a sustainable circular economy throughout the lifecycle of offshore wind energy infrastructure, resulting in eighteen strategies: design for circular economy, data and information, recertification, dematerialisation, waste prevention, modularisation, maintenance and repair, reuse and repurpose, refurbish and remanufacturing, lifetime extension, repowering, decommissioning, site recovery, disassembly, recycling, energy recovery, landfill and re-mining. An initial baseline review for each strategy is included. The application and transferability of the framework to other energy sectors, such as oil and gas and onshore wind, are discussed. This article concludes with an agenda for research and innovation and actions to take by industry and government.

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“…Normalmente, estos aerogeneradores están formados por un conjunto de tres aspas o paletas, capaces de transformar la energía cinética del viento convirtiéndola en energía mecánica, y por medio de engranajes transmiten el movimiento a un dispositivo generador, produciendo así, energía eléctrica, que puede ser suministrada a la red pública, o pueden funcionar de manera aislada [3] Toda esta maquinaria (turbina de viento) se coloca en la cima de un mástil o torre donde hay más influencia del viento. La longitud de las aspas definirá el diámetro del área de barrido de estas y, cuanto mayor sea esta área, mayor será la potencia que puede producir un aerogenerador [12] La generación de energía eléctrica a partir de la energía eólica es una tecnología relativamente joven, considerando que las primeras generaciones están por cumplir su vida útil, que oscila entre los 20 y 25 años [8], [13][14][15][16]. En este sentido, es necesario considerar que un importante número de parques eólicos están por ser desmantelados.…”

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Planificación para la reutilización y reciclaje de las palas de aerogeneradores de fibra de vidrio y carbono

Montero-Prado

2022

I+D Tecnológico

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Frente a la problemática de abastecimiento energético que presenta Panamá es de gran importancia mejorar la eficiencia energética. Apuntando a tecnologías más limpias y sostenibles, como la iniciativa de energía eólica que se refiere a la obtención de energía cinética del viento, la cual busca mejorar la eficiencia de la producción de energía y reducir el estrés hídrico. Actualmente, Panamá está comprometido cada vez más con la diversificación del sector energético, mediante la implementación de la generación eólica, lo que nos lleva a un desafío en la gestión de desechos una vez cumplan su vida útil, especialmente las aspas o palas. Dichas aspas están compuestas de materiales extremadamente difíciles de reciclar, por lo que la reutilización de las palas de los aerogeneradores es la solución fundamental propuesta a continuación, principalmente por su coste y accesibilidad. En este documento, se presentan algunas opciones para resolver esta problemática de gestión de residuos de la industria eólica al finalizar su ciclo de vida útil. Considerando algunas alternativas de reutilización y reciclaje para otorgar a las aspas fines arquitectónicos en forma de proyecciones a futuro de marquesinas para bicicletas, parques recreativos, parada de autobuses, y aplicaciones de otros procesos como el pirólisis para tratar las palas, modificando así las características de los residuos.

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End-of-Life alternatives for wind turbine blades: Sustainability Indices based on the UN sustainable development goals

Cited by 45 publications

References 55 publications

Benchmarking and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Towards Developing a Sustainable Policy of Just in Time Production of Biogas in Nigeria

Benchmarking and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Towards Developing a Sustainable Policy of Just in Time Production of Biogas in Nigeria

A Framework and Baseline for the Integration of a Sustainable Circular Economy in Offshore Wind

Planificación para la reutilización y reciclaje de las palas de aerogeneradores de fibra de vidrio y carbono

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