| Ref.No: | 63251800 |
| Start date: | 01.01.2023 |
| End date: | 31.03.2026 |
| Approval date: | 16.12.2022 |
| Department: | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING |
| Sector: | MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING |
| Financier: | HORIZON EUROPE, E.C. |
| Budget: | 511.500,00 € |
| Public key: | Ψ85246ΨΖΣ4-ΡΘ2 |
| Scientific Responsible: | Prof. CHARITIDIS |
| Email: | charitidis@chemeng.ntua.gr |
| Description: | BY 2030, RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (RES), AND ITS INFRASTRUCTURES, ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 40% IN EUROPE. THE INVESTMENT INTO NEW RES INFRASTRUCTURE IMPLIES AN UPDATE OF THE CURRENT WIND TURBINES, RESULTING IN WASTE OF THE COMPOSITE MATERIALS THAT CONSTITUTE BLADES. TO TURN RES INTO THE MOST PROMISING AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE SOURCES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY, WE NEED TO PROVIDE CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY WITHOUT ANY EMISSIONS DURING OPERATION. THE BLADES, AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENTS IN THE WIND TURBINES, MADE WITH COMPOSITE, ARE CURRENTLY REGARDED AS UNRECYCLABLE. EOL OPTIONS FOR DECOMMISSIONING WIND TURBINE BLADES SHOULD BE EXPLORED WITH THE AIM OF PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTALLY FAVORABLE GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING WIND TURBINE BLADE WASTE, AND THE POSSIBILITY FOR MATERIAL RECOVERY AND RECYCLING IS CRUCIAL IF CIRCULAR ECONOMY IS THE GOAL IN THE WIND POWER SECTOR. THEREFORE, THE GENERAL SCOPE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO EVALUATE AND DEMONSTRATE IN LARGE SCALE THE POSSIBILITY OF RECYCLING OR RESOURCE RECOVERY FROM BLADES AND SIMILAR WASTE MATERIALS IN A LARGE CONSORTIUM WITH SOME OF EUROPE'S KEY PLAYERS IN AREAS OF IMPORTANCE FOR THE PROJECT. |
