Recycling of wind turbine blades through modern recycling technologies: A road to zero waste

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, M Hossain, R Umer - Renewable Energy Focus, 2023 - Elsevier
Wind is a clean, efficient, fastest-growing, renewable energy source, which is extensively
applied for power generation. The expected design lifetime of a wind turbine lies between …

A bibliometric, social network and clustering analysis for a comprehensive review on end-of-life wind turbines

İM Eligüzel, E Özceylan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Green energy production has gained significance during recent years due to the Paris
agreement considering carbon emissions. One of the leading sources of energy production …

Integrated LCA and DEA approach for circular economy-driven performance evaluation of wind turbine end-of-life treatment options

S Gennitsaris, A Sagani, S Sofianopoulou… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to present an integrated joint application of Life Cycle Analysis
(LCA) and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in order to evaluate the efficiency of different …

Can urbanization move ahead with energy conservation and emission reduction? New evidence from China

H Wu, M Sun, W Zhang, Y Guo, M Irfan… - Energy & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In China, urbanization is mainly stimulated by resource flows, and industrialization is
normally accompanied by an increase in the proportion of the urban population and urban …

The GHG Intensities of Wind Power Plants in China from a Life-Cycle Perspective: The Impacts of Geographical Location, Turbine Technology and Management Level

Y Feng, L Zhang - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Presented in this study is a comparative life cycle assessment of 60 wind plant systems'
GHG intensities (49 of onshore and 11 of offshore) in China with regard to different …

An innovative methodology for the determination of wind farms installation location characteristics using GIS and Delaunay Triangulation

K Xenitidis, K Ioannou, G Tsantopoulos - Energy for Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
Renewable energy development and more specifically Wind Farm (WF) installation has
been increased during the last years by most countries. A discipline that has been studied …

State-of-the-art circular economy practices for end-of-life wind turbine blades for use in the construction industry

A Tyurkay, GM Kirkelund, ATM Lima - Sustainable Production and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The transition towards carbon neutrality by 2050 in the European Union and the subsequent
increase of windpower is anticipated to lead to a significant increase in fiber-reinforced …

A techno-economic and socio-environmental planning of wind farms for sustainable development and transition to a decarbonized scenario: Pakistan as a case study

MU Shah, S Khanum, A Waqas, AK Janjua… - … Energy Technologies and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wind energy is a rapidly growing field of renewable energy in the world. The following study
investigates potential locations throughout Pakistan with high suitability for wind farm …

Testing resilience aspects of operation options for offshore wind farms beyond the end-of-life

C Köpke, J Mielniczek, A Stolz - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
An anticipated challenge for the offshore wind industry is the legally standardized
decommissioning of offshore wind infrastructure after the expiration of the respective …

Integrated Active and Reactive Power Control Methods for Distributed Energy Resources in Distribution Systems for Enhancing Hosting Capacity

PH Trinh, IY Chung - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Recently, there has been a significant increase in the integration of distributed energy
resources (DERs) such as small-scale photovoltaic systems and wind turbines in power …