Review on Recent Developments of RecyclingWaste Wind Turbine Blades

Abstract

Abstract: Wind energy is an important clean energy, according to China’s carbon peak and carbon neutral strategy, the policy of replacing small with large wind turbine blades and replacing old with new is imperative. The main material of wind turbine blades is glass fiber reinforced polymer, which has problems of difficult recycling technology and high recycling cost. Nowadays, there is no ideal large-scale recycling method. Therefore, the systematic and high-value utilization of waste wind turbine blades is imminent. In this paper, the material type, recycling methods and their respective characteristics of wind turbine blades are summarized. The recent developments of waste wind turbine blades in cement-based materials and thermoplastic polymer materials are thoroughly discussed. Overall, this paper can provide reference for the subsequent development and research on the recycling waste wind turbine blades.

Key words: wind turbine blade, mortar, concrete, organic material, recycling

CLC Number:

TB332

ZHANG Zhaozhen, JIN Xiaodong, SUN Shibing, TIAN Yingliang, ZHAO Zhiyong, LI Peixin, YAN Huajian. Review on Recent Developments of RecyclingWaste Wind Turbine Blades[J]. BULLETIN OF THE CHINESE CERAMIC SOCIETY, 2023, 42(12): 4341-4350.

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