Estimation of glass and carbon fiber reinforced plastic waste from end-of-life rotor blades of wind power plants within the European Union

Sommer, V.; Stockschläder, Jan; Walther, Grit

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2020.06.043

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“…The European Union 2020 treated about 2030 million tons of waste, including imported wastes, but excludes the wastes exported from the European Union. The amount of waste transformed into energy [50], used for landfilling and recycled, grew to about 20% from 1110 million tons in 2010 to 1230 million tons in 2020, while the sum of waste disposal decreased over the years [1].…”

Section: The Concept Of Waste Management In the European Union And It...mentioning

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Interaction Between Waste Management and Energy Generation Systems in Terms of Material Properties and Environmental Impact in the European Union

2023

IJPREMS

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This document is a product of my research on waste management structure in the European Union, focusing on Baltic countries precisely (Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia) [1]. Europe has experienced constant population growth from 1960 to 2020 (see Figure .1) [4,5]. This continuous population growth and good lifestyle are significant factors for an increase in the energy consumption rate in Europe [6,7]. High energy demands increase generated waste, which is why European countries need to develop a standard waste management structure to tackle this problem [10,11].According to my research, one of the most efficient ways of managing waste is to recycle and convert it into energy, such as electricity and fuel [12,13]. This can be achieved by various waste treatment processes leading to energy generation. Moreover, recycling and refining waste are economically beneficial; this helps reduce waste by holding on to raw materials and resources reserved for an extended period before usage in production [14,15]. This research paper reviews the correlation of energy-from-waste with the structural management of domestic solid waste. This study highlights divergent domestic waste management methods exercised in the Baltic countries and their economic impact [8,9].

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Section: The Concept Of Waste Management In the European Union And It...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Interaction Between Waste Management and Energy Generation Systems in Terms of Material Properties and Environmental Impact in the European Union

2023

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“…And second, material-specific characteristics and technical aspects require different treatment of GFRP. 193 In regards to wind turbines EoL, technology for its recycling process exists; however, recycling this material results in lowquality fibresglass 193 . The problem relies on fibreglass containing cross-linked thermoset polymers in their matrices, which cannot be re-molded or re-melted 192 .…”

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Decarbonizing the glass industry: A critical and systematic review of developments, sociotechnical systems and policy options

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Foley

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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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“…The majority of publications are focused on material recycling and recovery: (a) in general [7,48,84], (b) of blade materials [47,[85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96] or (c) of critical raw materials [97][98][99][100][101][102][103][104][105]. Joining up the start and the end of low-carbon infrastructure supply chains, resource security concerns [102,106,107], design for recycling [108,109] and supply chain security and development [95,103] are covered.…”

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“…Data systems that offer insight into the quantities and qualities of resource stocks and flows are essential to enable decision-making for the uptake of more circular economy practices [66] and policies and regulations [115]. Initial signs of the development of such systems can be derived from articles on the Internet of Things [61,116], indicators [117] and material stocks and waste flows [8,49,59,60,89,94]. Mathews and Huang [118] compare the uptake of renewable energy in China within a global context.…”

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

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2021

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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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Estimation of glass and carbon fiber reinforced plastic waste from end-of-life rotor blades of wind power plants within the European Union

Cited by 43 publications

References 14 publications

Interaction Between Waste Management and Energy Generation Systems in Terms of Material Properties and Environmental Impact in the European Union

Interaction Between Waste Management and Energy Generation Systems in Terms of Material Properties and Environmental Impact in the European Union

Decarbonizing the glass industry: A critical and systematic review of developments, sociotechnical systems and policy options

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

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