And who is cleaning up here now?

While there is still a dispute about how many wind turbines we need and where they should be located, many wind turbines in operation are already approaching the end of their service life in the coming years. On behalf of the Federal Environment Agency, EY Law, EY GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft and TU Dortmund University describe in the study "Development of a concept and measures to ensure good practice in the dismantling and recycling of wind turbines" how this dismantling can be made as sustainable as possible.