[ EVENT ] REFRESH is participating in the 2nd Annual Wind #Blade #Materials and #Recycling Forum organised by Leadvent Energy. We're looking forward to joining this gathering of industry experts to discuss the latest trends in wind blade materials and recycling and to sharing the innovative solutions being developed in the #REFRESH project. 🔹 Project coordinator RINA will be teaming up with TECNALIA Research & Innovation to present the #REFRESH blade recycling concept and smart traceability tool. 🔹 CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico will discuss microwave-assisted thermo-chemical recycling of blades. 🔹 Gjenkraft AS, developer of an advanced thermal process for recycling blades, is a Bronze Sponsor of the Forum. Find out more 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eEC_b9-u and let us know if you'd like to arrange a meeting. ℹ The REFRESH partners: ACCIONA | CETMA | #CIRCE | Enecolab Srl | The European Composites Industry Association; EuCIA | ETAT9 | Gees Recycling | #Gjenkraft | MTB | #RINA | #TECNALIA #windbladematerials #windbladerecycling #compositematerials #windenergy #renewables #cleanenergy #sustainability #circulareconomy #windturbinematerials #onshorewind #energytransition #REFRESHproject #REFRESHprojectEU #EUresearch #innovation #CINEA
REFRESH project EU
Research Services
Smart dismantling, sorting & REcycling of glass Fibre REinforced composite from wind power Sector by Holistic approach
About us
The REFRESH project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 101096858. REFRESH aims to develop and demonstrate a novel circular, smart system enabling improved recycling of glass fibre reinforced composites derived from wind turbine dismantling or reblading. The project team consists of 11 European organisations: ACCIONA Construccion (Spain), CETMA (Italy), CIRCE (Spain), EuCIA (Belgium), Enecolab (Italy), GEES Recycling (Italy), Gjenkraft (Norway), MTB Manufacturing (France), RINA Consulting (Italy), STD France, TECNALIA (Spain). The REFRESH concept for building a circular, self-sustainable value chain foresees three steps. When a wind blade is decommissioned, the optimal recycling process will be selected according to the technical condition of that blade and current market demand. This will be achieved by using a dedicated tracing tool for collecting, protecting and sharing information and an embedded decision-making software for selecting the most sustainable approach to recycling at that time. The project will focus on the mechanical and thermo-chemical treatment of waste but will also explore further processing and re-use options. A range of new products resulting from the outputs of the different processes will be designed. The approach developed will be validated by means of LCA and LCC analyses. New developments elaborated during the project will push technologies to maximise the volume (>90%) and quality (>95% purity) of the materials recovered. REFRESH will seek to reintroduce secondary raw materials into the value chains of the energy sector as well as other markets. This will allow potential savings of 52,000,000 tons of virgin raw materials 8 years after project completion. *Views and opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. The European Union cannot be held responsible for them.*
- Industry
- Research Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Brussels
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2023
- Specialties
- recycling, composite materials, wind energy, circular economy, research, and innovation
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📆 The REFRESH team met up online yesterday for the project's M22 Steering Committee Meeting. ✔ Integration and testing of the processes, ✔ demonstrator products, ✔ experimental LCA, ✔ traceability platform ... Phase 2 of the project is progressing fast. Many thanks to the team for the great progress being made. 👏 ♻ Keep up-to-date with all the latest project news and activities at refresh-project.eu. ℹ The REFRESH partners: ACCIONA | CETMA | CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico | Enecolab Srl | The European Composites Industry Association; EuCIA | ETAT9 | Gees Recycling | Gjenkraft AS | MTB | RINA | TECNALIA Research & Innovation #REFRESHprojectEU #windenergy #turbineblades #compositematerials #recycling #windbladerecycling #ecodesign #LCA #circulareconomy #sustainability #EUresearch #innovation CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency
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REFRESH project EU reposted this
Check out our recent perspective paper on the potentials and limitations of #microwave-assisted #chemical_recycling of fiber-reinforced #composites from #wind_turbine_blades! Special thanks to REFRESH project EU for funding this research and to all co-authoring colleagues at CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico, who are involved in the development of microwave-assisted heating solutions to boost the intensification of thermochemical waste recycling processes.
#WindEnergy will meet 20 % of the global demand by 2050. You all know that 😌 . But, that thousands of tons of #dismantled wind blade #waste will present a recycling issue for wind energy companies… that is a silenced reality. We've been working on this for a while, and now our hole #perspective in wind blade recycling #technologies is published. https://lnkd.in/dvn7kp_k Among the latest technologies trends, in CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico we have been playing with #microwaves 🔥 , and we now share everything we have experienced to push this ahead. How to give this a real #industry scale? Well, we will be dreaming bigger very soon with our #upscaled microwave pilot process 🙄 ... If you are interested on Fiber Reinforced Polymer recycling and technologies, check out our: "Potentials and limitations of microwave-assisted chemical recycling of fiber-reinforced composites from wind blades" and keep posted with our developments: PLASTICE, REFRESH project EU, REDOL EU Project To reach as out: Alejandro Fresneda Cruz, Cecilia Chaine. Monique Bernardes Figueirêdo, Gonzalo Murillo Ciordia, Andrés S., Ignacio Julián #windBlade, #recycling, #technologies, #FRP, #microwaves, #upscaling, #solvolysis, #pyrolysis
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[ SAVE THE DATE ] WindEurope’s End-of-Life Issues and Strategies Seminar #EoLIS2024 takes place in Gothenburg on 4-5 December. We'll be there to present the #REFRESH wind #blade #recycling concept – more news on this soon! Meanwhile, here's a short introduction to this year's event. ▶ https://lnkd.in/e_ChSbtq #windenergy #EoLIS #windturbines #decommissioning #repowering #sustainability #circulareconomy #eol #windbladerecycling #composites #compositematerials #EUresearch
Join us at EoLIS 2024 in Gothenburg
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[ #CNE2024 ] The 14ème Colloque National #Éolien took place in Paris earlier this month. Organised by France renouvelables, this event gathered nearly 3000 participants to discuss the development of France's #wind energy industry. #REFRESH partner ETAT9 took this opportunity to connect with players in the market, discuss the need for sustainable solutions for #EoL wind #turbines, and spread the word about the REFRESH project for #recycling #blades. In REFRESH, ETAT9 is designing and prototyping equipment for cutting large wind turbine blades. The cut blades then undergo shredding and sorting steps before proceeding to the REFRESH mechanical and thermo-chemical recycling processes. New products incorporating the recycled materials are also being developed. Find out more about the REFRESH concept on our website 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gECuwZyk ℹ The REFRESH partners: ACCIONA | CETMA | CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico | Enecolab Srl | The European Composites Industry Association; EuCIA | #ETAT9 | Gees Recycling | Gjenkraft AS | MTB | RINA | TECNALIA Research & Innovation #CNE #eolien #renouvelables #éolienne #TransitionEnergétique #france #windenergy #windturbines #composites #compositematerials #circulareconomy #sustainability #EUresearch #REFRESHprojectEU #CINEA
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[ 📰 NEW PUBLICATION ] REFRESH partner CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico’s article Potentials and limitations of #microwave-assisted #chemical #recycling of fiber-reinforced #composites from #wind #blades has been published in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Sustainable Energy & Fuels. This perspective article discusses: ◼ the challenge of recycling wind turbine blades ◼ the main technologies for recycling composite materials from blades ◼ developments in chemical recycling of composites ◼ microwave-assisted heating as a means of enhancing chemical recycling processes for wind blade composites As part of the #REFRESH project, CIRCE is assessing the integration of microwave-assisted heating to the #pyrolysis and #solvolysis recycling routes. The recovered fibres are sent to other partners in the consortium for integration into #new #products. ℹ The REFRESH partners: ACCIONA | CETMA | CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico | Enecolab Srl | The European Composites Industry Association; EuCIA | ETAT9 | Gees Recycling | Gjenkraft AS | MTB | RINA | TECNALIA Research & Innovation #windenergy #windturbines #compositematerials #circulareconomy #sustainability #REFRESHprojectEU #EUresearch #innovation CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency
CIRCE article explores microwave-assisted recycling of composites from wind blades - Refresh %
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🤝 Great to participate in this conference last month and connect with our sister projects BLADES2BUILD and EoLO-HUBS. ℹ REFRESH was represented by project coordinator RINA and partner CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico. #EUresearch #collaboration #knowledgesharing #materials #composites #windenergy #recycling #circulareconomy
👉 BLADES2BUILD is happy to announce to you the organisation of a special session, inside the ‘Waste to Materials in Building and Construction: Conference for Young Researchers and Professionals’ organised by young researchers of the DTU - Technical University of Denmark, our coordinator. 💥 💫 💡 Our sister projects were also there! REFRESH project EU and EoLO-HUBS projects participated with their young researchers and keynote speeches! 🔎 The conference brought together both young and experienced researchers, along with speakers from academia and industry, facilitating a variety of discussions and activities. 📅 The event took place from 11th to 13th September 2024. 🤝 Many thanks to the organisers from DTU Sustain and Ms. Aishwarya P. for their support! 👏 👀 More are coming from BLADES2BUILD! 💪
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#REFRESH partner ETAT9 is attending Colloque National Eolien #CNE2024 in Paris this week. ♻ A major player in environmental services, as part of the REFRESH #wind turbine #blade #recycling project ETAT9 is designing and prototyping equipment for cutting large wind turbine blades. The cut blades then undergo shredding and sorting steps before proceeding to the REFRESH recycling processes. Please contact us if you’d like to arrange a meeting to discuss our blade recycling solutions. Find out more ➡ https://lnkd.in/gECuwZyk #windenergy #compositematerials #circulareconomy #EUresearch #eolien #éolienne #TransitionEnergétique #environemment #événement
[#CNE2024] J-8 avant le Colloque National #Éolien 2024 ! Plus que quelques jours pour s'inscrire à l’évènement majeur de la filière #éolienne en France ! Rendez-vous les 2️⃣ & 3️⃣ octobre au Parc Floral de Paris 🍃 pour une quinzaine de conférences et d'ateliers, un espace d'exposition accueillant de 120 entreprises sur 6 000 m², une zone dédiée à vos réunions d'affaires, un forum #RH & un after ! ℹ️ Découvrez nos partenaires, inscrivez-vous et retrouvez toutes les informations pratiques sur le site de ce 14ème #CNE 👇 https://lnkd.in/gcK9nf6 #CNE24 #éolien #éolienne #TransitionEnergetique #énergie #environnement #écologie #climat
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REFRESH project EU reposted this
#WindEnergy will meet 20 % of the global demand by 2050. You all know that 😌 . But, that thousands of tons of #dismantled wind blade #waste will present a recycling issue for wind energy companies… that is a silenced reality. We've been working on this for a while, and now our hole #perspective in wind blade recycling #technologies is published. https://lnkd.in/dvn7kp_k Among the latest technologies trends, in CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico we have been playing with #microwaves 🔥 , and we now share everything we have experienced to push this ahead. How to give this a real #industry scale? Well, we will be dreaming bigger very soon with our #upscaled microwave pilot process 🙄 ... If you are interested on Fiber Reinforced Polymer recycling and technologies, check out our: "Potentials and limitations of microwave-assisted chemical recycling of fiber-reinforced composites from wind blades" and keep posted with our developments: PLASTICE, REFRESH project EU, REDOL EU Project To reach as out: Alejandro Fresneda Cruz, Cecilia Chaine. Monique Bernardes Figueirêdo, Gonzalo Murillo Ciordia, Andrés S., Ignacio Julián #windBlade, #recycling, #technologies, #FRP, #microwaves, #upscaling, #solvolysis, #pyrolysis
Potentials and limitations of microwave-assisted chemical recycling of fiber-reinforced composites from wind blades
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Our thanks to Andrea Tinti and CETMA for presenting the #REFRESH #ecodesign strategy at this workshop. A great opportunity to connect and share knowledge with other European projects developing sustainable solutions for the circular economy. #composites #sustainability #windenergy ⬇
In the beautiful setting of the Santa Elisabetta Center, University of Parma, I had the pleasure of presenting the REFRESH project EU and the #ecodesign strategy developed by CETMA during the workshop: “𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒔: 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚.” 🌱 The event, organized by RINA Consulting (formerly D'Appolonia), aimed to foster connections between European projects in #sustainability, #circulareconomy, and #compositematerials. ♻️ #REFRESH is a #HorizonEurope innovation project aiming to develop and demonstrate a novel circular, smart system enabling improved #recycling of glass fibre reinforced #composites derived from wind turbine dismantling or reblading. 🌍💡 It is a long road to a fully circular #windenergy supply chain. With REFRESH we aim to bring the sector a few steps closer. 🚀 🌐 Find out more: www.refresh-project.eu Additionally, the event provided a great opportunity to showcase other European projects, such as FURHY Project, during a dedicated poster session, where we highlighted ongoing innovations in the field. 🌿
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