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Recycling offshore wind farms at decommissioning stage

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  • Topham, Eva
  • McMillan, David
  • Bradley, Stuart
  • Hart, Edward

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Since Vindeby in 1991, more than 100 projects have been installed in Europe, and will need decommissioning one day. Despite the increasing number of projects reaching this phase, decommissioning is still an area that has received relatively little attention.

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  • Topham, Eva & McMillan, David & Bradley, Stuart & Hart, Edward, 2019. "Recycling offshore wind farms at decommissioning stage," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 129(C), pages 698-709.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enepol:v:129:y:2019:i:c:p:698-709
    DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.01.072
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