End-of-life asset planning and management with retrofitting

Because they leave a smaller environmental footprint, wind turbines are one of the most promising renewable technologies. Their estimated service life is between 20 and 25 years. In the near future, a significant number of them will reach the end of their service life, which is not only varied, but also difficult to accurately estimate, depending on a number of factors, including maintenance, environmental conditions, and use. Thus, a sustainable reverse logistics network is needed in order to maximize the environmental benefits of wind energy and to minimize the environmental impact while optimizing the total economic benefit. To date, end-of-life options for modern wind turbines have not been fully addressed. This chapter provides a literature review of RLN strategies that can be developed for wind turbine end-of-life use. This review distinguishes previous studies relative to EOL in terms of the RLN literature. The purpose of reviewing different industries is to obtain a general idea about how the existing RLN could be applied to WTs end of life. Based on these studies, the main challenges as well as requirements for further research on the reverse logistics network for WTs are determined.

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