Reuse of post-consumption waste from wind turbine blades used in energy production: a systematic review

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/exactaep.2021.11390

Keywords:

Recycling, Wind blades, Wind power, Life cycle.

Abstract

The search for a more sustainable energy matrix has been the focus of several studies found in the literature. The objective of this article is to understand the general scenario of the reuse of waste from the production of wind turbines, used within the wind energy industry, which reuse processes are being used in the transformation of these materials and for which applications may be intended. Results appoint three main types of reuse processes: mechanical, energetic, and chemical. Among the main applications are energy productions by the burning of wastes and their reincorporation as reinforcement in new composites. Due to the large volume of wind turbines produced and consequent disposal after end of life, much still need to be studied as solution for the future scenario.

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Author Biographies

Anderson Pires Fernandes, Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia de Produção - UFSCar/Campus Sorocaba

Possui graduação em Tecnologia Mecânica em Processos de Produção pela FACULDADE DE TECNOLOGIA DE SOROCABA, FATEC (2010) e graduação em Administração de Negócios pela Universidade de Sorocaba (2006).

Atualmente é Mestrando da Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Bolsista da CAPES. Tem experiência na área de Engenharia de Produção, com ênfase em Engenharia do Produto. Atua, principalmente, nos seguintes temas:Reaproveitamento, polímeros, sustentabilidade. 

Jane Maria Faulstich de Paiva, Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar/Campus Sorocaba

É Professora Associada da UFSCar (Universidade Federal de São Carlos), Campus de Sorocaba.

É docente do curso de graduação e do Mestrado em Engenharia de Produção da UFSCar/Sorocaba.

É docente e Vice-Coordenadora do Mestrado em Ciência dos Materiais da UFSCar/Sorocaba.

Possui Mestrado e Doutorado em Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais pela USP/São Carlos. Possui graduação em Engenharia Química pela EEL/USP-Lorena.

Realizou Pós-doutorado em Materiais e Processos Aeronáuticos na Divisão de Materiais do CTA/ITA, São José dos Campos-SP. 

 

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Published

2021-06-10

How to Cite

Fernandes, A. P., & Paiva, J. M. F. de. (2021). Reuse of post-consumption waste from wind turbine blades used in energy production: a systematic review. Exacta, 19(2), 302–323. https://doi.org/10.5585/exactaep.2021.11390