Recycling and reusing technology for end-of-life wind turbine blade
In the context of sustainable development,as an important way to reduce carbon emissions,wind power generation is experiencing explosive growth and China has now become the world's largest wind power market.However,due to the limitation of a 20-year lifespan,wind turbines are facing large-scale retirement.Composite materials,represented by wind turbine blades,are a challenge in the recycling and utilization of complete machine components due to their non natural degradation characteristics.How to dispose of discarded blades on a large scale has become a major issue restricting the sustainable development of the wind power industry in China and around the world.This article reviewed the recycling and reuse technologies of retired wind turbine blades,with a focus on the research progress of mechanical recycling,pyrolysis,and chemical recycling methods,providing reference for the recycling and reuse of retired wind turbine blades.
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