Abstract
The Wind Energy End-of-Service Guide is divided into four sections. The Life of a Turbine section focuses on the service life of a wind turbine, what happens when they reach end of service, the overall recyclability of a project, and what is being done to improve recyclability. The Repowering section focuses on replacing components or full turbines with newer technology, how these activities can potentially change turbine and project characteristics, as well as the local impacts from repowering wind energy projects. The Decommissioning section focuses on project removal, site restoration, and the local impacts from the decommissioning of wind energy projects. Finally, the Blade section of this resource focuses on how many blades will need to be processed from wind energy projects, how they are processed, and the issues and concerns related to the landfilling and recycling of these components