As environmental concerns about the piling up of onshore wind turbine blades in landfills are on the rise, questions also arise regarding the disposal of decommissioned offshore wind turbine blades in the near future. Through a data mining process conducted on online databases of offshore wind farms, this study analyzed the growing pattern of offshore wind farms across countries and the scope of diversity in the type of wind turbine blades to decommission in the coming decades. The total capacity of offshore wind farms worldwide was found to increase rapidly, especially in the past few years. Besides the 17 countries with offshore wind farms currently in operation, 36 additional countries were found to have plans for building offshore wind farms. The first stream of rotor blades to decommission from offshore wind farms with a capacity above 400 MW is expected to be as early as year 2032. Common materials used for these rotor blades are composite materials, most of which can reportedly release hazardous gases during certain disposal processes. More research is needed to identify regulatory or technological strategies useful for the safe handling of these wastes.
목차
ABSTRACT 1. Introduction 1.1 Rationale 1.2 Research Question 1.3 Importance of the Study 1.4 Background 2. MATERIALS AND METHOD 2.1 Sampling 2.2 Instrumentation 2.3 Data Mining 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 3.1 Offshore Capacity Across Countries 3.2 Large Offshore Wind Farms 3.3 Discussion 4. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENTDATIONS 5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 6. REFERENCES
저자
Cheng-Han Chang [ Tainan Municipal Jiansing Junior High School, Tainan, Taiwan ]
Corresponding author
국제과학영재학회 [The Society for the International Gifted in Science]
설립연도
2006
분야
자연과학>자연과학일반
소개
과학영재를 위한 연구 활동을 통하여 과학영재를 발굴하고, 발굴된 과학영재가 과학 분야의 관련 연구 활동을 할 수 있도록 지원하여, 이들이 과학 관련 분야의 진로를 선택하도록 장려함으로써 국제경쟁력을 갖춘 우수 과학기술인을 배출하고 국가 경제발전 및 문화창달과 세계 과학 발전에 기여함을 목적으로 한다.
간행물
간행물명
APEC Youth Scientist Journal [APEC 청소년 과학학술지]
간기
반년간
pISSN
2005-5625
수록기간
2009~2022
십진분류
KDC 405DDC 505
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / APEC Youth Scientist Journal Vol. 12 No.1