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When: Thursday, 20 November 2025, 15:00 - 15:45
Where: Auditorium 7
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Session description
As wind energy systems evolve, integrating circular economy principles into turbine design and lifecycle management is more urgent. Using case studies, this session highlights technical innovations in component refurbishment, blade reuse strategies, and circularity assessment frameworks. Topics include quantifying component refurbishment, developing circular approaches for end-of-life blade reuse, and establishing indicators and criteria for assessing circularity in onshore wind systems.
Session chair
Kristen Skelton
Sustainability Program Leader, GE Vernova
Presentations
CIRCUBLADE - circular approach to resource usage based on end-of-life wind turbine blades
Karolina Kazmierczak
Project Manager, Chalmers Industriteknik
From Replacement to Repair: How Modular Axial Flux Generators Enable Lifetime Extension and Circularity
Joe Burchell
Managing Director, CGEN Engineering