Abstract
Composite waste, especially from wind turbine blades will increase foreseeably. The
motivation of this paper is to develop new solutions to repurpose the global material stream coming from wind turbine blades at their end of use. Its suggested to use the composite structure for repurposing, differing from the available recycling methods that aim for a separation of the composite into fibre and matrix fractions. One key factor towards circularity in composite materials is converting significant amounts of composite material into multiple meaningful applications and products. Industry 4.0 can offer a systemic solution utilising robots and digital tools, such as a digital twin of a composite wind turbine blade. The digital handling of relevant material information can offer a new affordable material source to multiple industries, such as building industry or manufacturing businesses. Based on a digital platform the composite material can be made available for architects, designers and developers to repurpose composites
into multiple new products.
motivation of this paper is to develop new solutions to repurpose the global material stream coming from wind turbine blades at their end of use. Its suggested to use the composite structure for repurposing, differing from the available recycling methods that aim for a separation of the composite into fibre and matrix fractions. One key factor towards circularity in composite materials is converting significant amounts of composite material into multiple meaningful applications and products. Industry 4.0 can offer a systemic solution utilising robots and digital tools, such as a digital twin of a composite wind turbine blade. The digital handling of relevant material information can offer a new affordable material source to multiple industries, such as building industry or manufacturing businesses. Based on a digital platform the composite material can be made available for architects, designers and developers to repurpose composites
into multiple new products.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication date | 7. Sept 2020 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Publication status | Published - 7. Sept 2020 |
| Event | 41ˢᵗ Risø International Symposium on Materials Science - online, Kopenhagen, Denmark Duration: 7. Sept 2020 → 10. Sept 2020 Conference number: 41 https://www.vindenergi.dtu.dk/english/Research/Symposium-on-Materials-Science/41st-Risoe-International-Symposium-on-Materials-Science |
Conference
| Conference | 41ˢᵗ Risø International Symposium on Materials Science |
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| Number | 41 |
| Location | online |
| Country/Territory | Denmark |
| City | Kopenhagen |
| Period | 07/09/2020 → 10/09/2020 |
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Keywords
- composite recycling
- Wind turbine blade
- Industry 4.0
- Circular economy, LCA, Cradle to Cradle, Packaging, Scenario analysis, Recycling
- composite repurposing