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Abbasnejad, B, Nasirian, A, Duan, S, Diro, A, Prasad Nepal, M and Song, Y (2024) Measuring BIM implementation: A mathematical modeling and artificial neural network approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(05).
Asadian, E, Azeez, S, Leicht, R M and Asadi, S (2024) Exploring the barriers to women in construction and the opportunities presented through lean. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(05).
Henao, Y, Grubert, E, Korey, M, Bank, L C and Gentry, R (2024) Life cycle assessment and life cycle cost analysis of repurposing decommissioned wind turbine blades as high-voltage transmission poles. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(05).
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: bladepole; life cycle assessment; life cycle costs; repurposing; transmission pole; wind turbine blades
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: http://doi.org/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-13718
- Abstract:
Wind energy is widely deployed and will likely grow in service of reducing the world's dependency on fossil fuels. The first generation of wind turbines are now coming to the end of their service lives, and there are limited options for the reuse or recycling of the composite materials they are made of. Current literature has verified that there is no existing recycling pathway (i.e., mechanical, chemical, thermal methods of recovery, etc.) for end-of-life materials in wind blades that can meet cost parity with landfilling in the US. However, to the authors' knowledge there is no study to date that uncovers the cost structures associated with repurposing wind turbine blades in the US. Repurposing could offer a cost-competitive advantage through displacement of higher-value products, rather than materials or chemical constituents alone. This study implements life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle cost analysis (LCC) to assess the environmental and financial implications at each stage of repurposing wind turbine blades as the primary load-carrying elements for high-voltage transmission line structures in the United States. This case study contribution to knowledge is based on the successful management of construction waste by analyzing an application for repurposing construction demolition waste. Specifically, this study presents an environmental and financial analysis of repurposing wind turbine blades as transmission line poles. Under this case study, our results show that BladePoles have lower greenhouse gas emissions than steel poles, and we anticipate BladePoles will be less costly than steel poles. Overall emissions are most sensitive to combustion emissions, driven primarily by transportation distance and hours of required crane operations during the installation process. Compared to other evaluated recycling methods, repurposing wind blades as BladePoles has the least overall global warming potential.
Huang, Y, Liu, D, Bell, F M, Yu, J and Pena-Mora, F (2024) Influences of intra- and interorganizational IT innovations on knowledge sharing and team creativity: Evidence from construction projects in China. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(05).
Min, Y and Lee, H W (2024) Adoption inequalities and causal relationship between residential electric vehicle chargers and heat pumps. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(05).
Nabi, M A, El-Adaway, I H and Assaad, R H (2024) Modeling inflation transmission among different construction materials. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(05).
Nguyen, P H D and Tran, D (2024) Exploring the use of quality control plans for alternative contracting methods in highway projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(05).
Ning, X, Ye, X, Li, H, Rajendra, D and Skitmore, M (2024) Evolutionary game analysis of optimal strategies for construction stakeholders in promoting the adoption of green building technology innovation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(05).
Shi, M, Chen, C, Xiao, B and Seo, J (2024) Vision-based detection method for construction site monitoring by integrating data augmentation and semisupervised learning. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(05).
Tao, Y, Hu, H, Xu, F and Zhang, Z (2024) Work-rest schedule optimization of precast production considering workers' overexertion. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(05).
Turkoglu, H, Arditi, D and Polat, G (2024) Augmented time-cost trade-off optimization using particle swarm optimization. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(05).
Wang, H, Xu, S, Cui, D, Xu, H and Luo, H (2024) Information integration of regulation texts and tables for automated construction safety knowledge mapping. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(05).
Wang, J, Liang, M and Liao, P C (2024) Toward an intuitive device for construction hazard recognition management: Eye fixation-related potentials in reinvestigation of hazard recognition performance prediction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(05).
Wang, L, Lee, J, Nimawat, J, Han, K and Gupta, A (2024) Integrated 4D design change management model for construction projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(05).
Wang, S, Hasan, M and Lu, M (2024) Global sensitivity analysis methodology for construction simulation models: Multiple linear regressions versus multilayer perceptions. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(05).
Zhang, S, Hua, X and Shi, X (2024) Measurement for risk perception ability. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(05).