Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Wind/Energy

DOE prize to industrialize WindFloat offshore wind technology

FLOWIN cash prize and technical assistance will enable Principle Power and Aker Solutions to explore ways to serialize fabrication, deploy its offshore wind platform for the U.S.

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Trends

Renco USA brings Lego-style composite building system to construction

After more than a decade dedicated to R&D, evaluation and testing, the company has proven its MCFR building system in a Lakewood Village project in Florida.

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Space

Firefly Aerospace selected to demonstrate launch, on-orbit services for DOD

Firefly to conduct trade study for up to two demonstration missions, proving capabilities to rapidly launch its carbon fiber Elytra vehicles and support on-orbit missions beyond GEO.

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SAMPE North America reveals 2025 leadership team

Global impact and innovation goals for the advanced materials sector are being prioritized with a new executive cabinet, past president representative and directors.

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Horizon Aircraft provides update on technical flight testing

Positive progress during eVTOL prototype testing approaches full transition to forward flight, aids in final full-scale aircraft design for completion and testing in 2026.

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Trends

ATA Industrial Group report evaluates the state of the global carbon fiber market

Carbon fiber composites market report provides statistics, analyses and trends regarding 2023 demand in China and around the world.

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Lilium looks to France to establish high-volume eVTOL production

Lilium is keen to expand its industrial footprint through leveraging of France’s aerospace heritage and vast supplier base in aerospace and electrification, in preparation for the eVTOL aircraft market demand.

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Composites 4.0

Plataine grows facility visibility, control with 3D Live Map launch

Composites manufacturers are able to proactively track, manage and streamline production status and resources use via a holistic, real-time view of the production environment.

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Defense

Airbus finalizes Aerovel acquisition

Per the agreement, Aerovel’s Flexrotor, a vertical takeoff and landing UAS aircraft, will provide enhanced and expanded mission capability offerings to Airbus customers.

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Aerospace

GTL validates LH2 composite dewar tanks for use in aviation

Test results exceeded expectations regarding holding hard vacuum, heat load, rapid chill-down and hydrogen fraction goal, leading to flight prototype fabrication.  

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Automotive

Second SPE ACCE 2024 keynote emphasizes carbon neutrality through autocomposites

Kristin von Szadkowski will be presenting sustainability research programs pursued by the Volkswagen Group to establish recycling and circular economy concepts in automotive production.

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Marine

11th Hour Racing sponsors IMOCA to advance competitive sailing diversity, sustainability

Additional support will be provided for IMOCA projects related to building with alternative material sources, a carbon fiber recycling pilot project, increasing opportunities for female sailors and more.

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