Dismantling of wind turbines - An overview of methods
- This paper outlines the three main areas relevant to dismantling: the rotor blades, hub and nacelle, the tower and the foundation. The paper discusses the dismantling procedures, including the removal of the top structure, the tower and the foundation, and evaluates various methods of dismantling the tower, such as modular dismantling, collapse blasting, folding blasting, wrecking ball demolition and hydraulic ram demolition. The assessment of these methods in practice and the potential challenges and considerations for future dismantling, particularly as wind turbine heights increase, are also addressed.
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| Author: | Jannis Reintjes |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:836-opus-176481 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.25974/ren_rev_2024_11 |
| Parent Title (English): | Educational Journal of Renewable Energy Short Reviews |
| Series (Serial Number): | EGU Master Journal of Renewable Energy Short Reviews (2024_11) |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2024/01/30 |
| Year of first Publication: | 2024 |
| Provider of the Publication Server: | FH Münster - University of Applied Sciences |
| Release Date: | 2024/02/01 |
| Tag: | blasting; deconstruction; demolition; disassembly; dismantling |
| First Page: | 67 |
| Last Page: | 72 |
| Faculties: | Energie · Gebäude · Umwelt (EGU) |
| open_access (DINI-Set): | open_access |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung (CC BY 4.0) |