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COMPARISON ANALYSIS OF BLADE LIFE CYCLES OF LAND-BASED AND OFFSHORE WIND POWER PLANTS

Abstract

In recent years, the offshore wind power industry has been growing dynamically. A key element which decides upon power output of a wind power plant is blades. They are most frequently produced from polymers – laminates with epoxy resins and fiberglass. In the near future, when the blade life cycles are over, large amounts of waste material of this type will have to be reused. This paper presents a comparison analysis of the impact of particular material existence cycle stages of land-based and offshore wind power plant blades on the environment. Two wind power plant blades, of about 49 m in length each, were examined using the LCA method, the programme SimaPro, and Ekowskaźnik 99 modelling (phase LCIA).

Keywords:

life cycle assessment (LCA), wind power plant blades, post-consumer reuse of materials, offshore wind power plants, Ekowskaźnik 99

Details

Issue
Vol. 25 No. S1(97) (2018)
Section
Latest Articles
Published
07-06-2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2018-0046
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Author Biographies

Andrzej Tomporowski,
UTP University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Technical Systems; Institute for Production Techniques





Kazimierz Bieliński,
UTP University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Department of Electrical Power Engineering; Institute for Electrical Engineering




Authors

  • Andrzej Tomporowski

    UTP University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Technical Systems; Institute for Production Techniques
  • Izabela Piasecka

    UTP University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Technical Systems; Institute for Production Techniques
  • Józef Flizikowski

    UTP University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Technical Systems; Institute for Production Techniques
  • Robert Kasner

    UTP University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Technical Systems; Institute for Production Techniques
  • Weronika Kruszelnicka

    UTP University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Technical Systems; Institute for Production Techniques
  • Adam Mroziński

    UTP University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Technical Systems; Institute for Production Techniques
  • Kazimierz Bieliński

    UTP University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Department of Electrical Power Engineering; Institute for Electrical Engineering

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