Planification for the reutilization and recycling of the wind turbines fiberglass and carbon fiber blades

Abstract

Faced with the problem of energy supply that the country presents, it is of great importance to improve energy efficiency. Aiming at cleaner and more sustainable technologies, such as the wind energy initiative that refers to obtaining kinetic energy from the wind, which seeks to improve the efficiency of energy production and reduce water stress. Currently, Panama is increasingly committed to the diversification of the energy sector, through the implementation of wind generation, which leads us to a challenge in the management of waste once they reach their useful life, especially blades. These blades are made of materials that are extremely difficult to recycle, so the reuse of wind turbine blades is the fundamental solution proposed below, mainly due to their cost and accessibility. In this document, some options are presented to solve this problem of waste management in the wind industry at the end of its useful life cycle. Considering some reuse and recycling alternatives to give the blades architectural purposes in the form of future projections of bicycle shelters, recreational parks, bus stops, and applications of other processes such as pyrolysis to treat the blades, thus modifying the characteristics of the waste.