There will be more than one by the end of 2023 6 gigawatts (GW) of wind He will have reached the age of 20. After seven years, this figure will be approximately 20 GW, or two-thirds of the wind energy installed today. Although many developers have extended the lifespan of their parks by another decade, a significant number will need to upgrade their machines as they remain profitable. I already have one second hand market An example is a company dedicated to determining the value of a wind turbine by repairing it and preparing it for a new use: Driveauctioned via a website ‘Wallapop’s luck’parts of wind turbines and other industrial products, another Spare Part Movement, A ‘marketplace’ that brings supply and demand into touch alongside the supply of parts and repairs, but the industry aims to create a market industry In Spain ‘temporary’ includes: Recycling shovels.
“We sell wind turbines” when they are in the air and they were not dismantled so that they would not lose value. We talk to our customer who wants to renew his park and ask for all technical, maintenance and condition information of the machine. We then run a very strong marketing and communications campaign and people can visit the park. It takes about three weeks for the item to go up for auction, which is sort of ‘Wallapop’s industrial“Director of Sustainability says Surus, Beatriz Alonso. The aim is for you second life because four wind turbines may become a useful turbine at the end of its life. For example, most of the wind turbines that Surus dismantled in three parks in Galicia Italy, in a new park. “They were dismantled here, transported there, refurbished and put together for operation,” he adds.
European Union WindEurope It is estimated that it will be around 2030 5,700 wind turbines per yearas a result of re-energizing parks or facilities that have expired and been dismantled. As the commercial director of Iberia and Latam explains today Spare Parts Movement, Isabel González83% of the material in a wind turbine recycle or reuse. About aluminum, copper and components renewed for go back to market for new installations or spare parts for some plants elderly people who have experienced setbacks throughout their lives.
“In recent years we have seen: supply problems “It is important for some components, so it is important to offer solutions without the need for promoters to acquire new products,” he explains. “We believe that they will have a very good market launch in the coming years, especially in 2015.” certain technologies Almost no parks have been dismantled yet, and there is a supply shortage since production has been stopped. In this case, you either fix what you have, or they have problems because you cannot find a new one. In the beginning a high demand “There will be changes to some components, but as more parks are dismantled, the opposite will happen,” he adds.
The main problem now is Pallasmade materials It is designed to last a long time and is not recyclable. in Spain or they are cut or transformed –cannot be recycled but can be converted into other types of components such as cement, concrete or street furniture) or is stored until it can be recycled. According to the director general of the Wind Business Association (AEE), the industry committed two years ago that no shovels would go to landfill (industrial warehouse) from 2025, and the clock is ticking. Juan Virgilio Márquez.
With the help of European funding from the government, a shovel recycling industry is emerging, driven by companies that own old parks: Iberdrola, Endesa, Naturgy or Acciona. All four improved consortium accompanied by industrial partners Who will be given the muscle, although the AEE warns that it will be difficult to close the circle virtuously without a regulation banning this in Spain. In the case of Naturgy and Ruralia, together with other industrial companies, we created society GIRA Wind, in the municipality of Soria Almazan In Castilla y León to promote recycling and give materials a second life. The plant received €1.49 million in European funds from the cyclical repowering appeal aimed at promoting this sector.
Moreover Iberdrola and the FCC We came together to form EnergyLOOP, which has agreements with other companies. Drive. In this case, the wind turbine blade recycling facility is planned to be built in the municipality of Navarrese. cuttings We will be operational next year, starting from this quarter. In its appeal for European funds, it received 2.8 million euros in aid. Moreover Endesa plans to launch in 2024 in collaboration with PreZero recycling facility to be located Cubillos del Sil (León)within the scope of the future plan Compostilla thermal power plant, It is currently being dismantled. It will receive 3.5 million euros from the European funds appeal. Moreover, Action is part of a consortium of companies RenerCycle among them Enerfin, Enhol group or RWE.