Solutions for recycling emerging wind turbine blade waste in China are not yet effective

被引：19

作者：

Yang, Juhua ^{[1
,2
]}

Meng, Fanran ^{[3
]}

Zhang, Lixiao ^{[1
]}

McKechnie, Jon ^{[4
]}

Chang, Yuan ^{[5
]}

Ma, Bingran ^{[1
]}

Hao, Yan ^{[1
]}

Li, Xiang ^{[6
]}

Pender, Kyle ^{[7
]}

Yang, Liu ^{[7
]}

Leeke, Gary A. ^{[8
]}

Cullen, Jonathan M. ^{[9
]}

机构：

[1] Beijing Normal Univ, Sch Environm, State Key Joint Lab Environm Simulat & Pollut Cont, Beijing, Peoples R China

[2] China Huadian Corp, Strateg Planning Dept, Beijing, Peoples R China

[3] Univ Sheffield, Fac Engn, Dept Chem & Biol Engn, Sheffield, England

[4] Univ Nottingham, Fac Engn, Dept Mech Mat & Mfg Engn, Nottingham, England

[5] Cent Univ Finance & Econ, Sch Management Sci & Engn, Beijing, Peoples R China

[6] By Hlth Corp Ltd, Res Inst, Guangzhou, Peoples R China

[7] Univ Strathclyde, Dept Mech & Aerosp Engn, Glasgow, Scotland

[8] Univ Birmingham, Sch Chem Engn, Birmingham, England

[9] Univ Cambridge, Dept Engn, Cambridge, England

来源：

COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT | 2023年 / 4卷 / 01期

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMERS; CARBON-FIBER; TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY;

D O I：

10.1038/s43247-023-01104-w

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Wind power supply chains are evolving as markets expand to reach climate goals. With the largest installed wind power capacity globally, China must deal with increasing composite turbine waste and anticipate its associated costs. Here we predict the quantity and composition of wind turbine blade waste based on historic deployment. A high-resolution database containing 14 turbine capacities (150-5500 kilowatts) was compiled based on 104 turbine models. The environmental and financial costs of waste treatment options were evaluated using a bottom-up approach. Based on current installations and future projections, 7.7 to 23.1 million tonnes of blade waste will be generated in China by 2050. Technologies exist to recycle glass fibre from blade waste, but these solutions vary in level of maturity and are not always commercially available, cost-competitive, or environmentally sustainable. Our findings can inform decision-makers in governments and industry on the pathways to carbon neutrality. Between 7.7 and 23.1 million tonnes of wind turbine blade waste could be generated in China by 2050, but although recycling approaches exist, they are not always available, cost-effective or environmentally sustainable, according to a quantitative analysis of present and future blade waste

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