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Wind/Energy

European project EoLO-HUBs targets wind turbine blade recycling

The 18-member consortium will develop and use green chemistry processes to recycle composite materials and, among others, optimize the dismantling of wind farms through advanced software.  

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Aerospace

AMSL Aero partners with CareFlight for Vertiia aeromedical fit-out

Together, AMSL Aero’s long-range eVTOL aircraft will enable CareFlight to provide direct services from remote sites directly to hospitals.  

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JEC

JEC Composites Innovation Award 2023 winners

The JEC Group has announced the winner for each of the ten Innovation Award categories. Learn more about the winners, their projects and future expectations in person or via livestreaming at JEC World 2023.

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BMW Group to bring iX5 Hydrogen pilot fleet into service in 2023

A fleet of under 100 vehicles, featuring BMW fuel cell technology and 700-bar CFRP storage tanks, will be deployed for international demonstration and trial purposes.  

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Automotive

Solvay, Airborne receive funding for composite battery enclosures

Collaboration is targeted at maximizing the energy capacity of lightweight and compact next-generation battery packs for e-mobility, while also targeting reuse of composite waste.  

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Aerospace

CAELESTIS R&D project explores predictive design, manufacturing for aerospace

Over 42 months, 11 partners will work together to develop an end-to-end digital thread to effectively enable dataflow across the entire aircraft value chain, accelerating the optimization of disruptive aircraft and engine configurations.  

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Trends

Alauda Aeronautics debuts crewed flying race car

In a fusion of UAM and motorsport, the composite Airspeeder Mk4 is designed to set the bar for performance and technology for the Airspeeder Racing Championship in 2024.  

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CW shares key findings from readership survey

CompositesWorld released a survey across its website and e-newsletter platforms to take the temperature of its digital and print readers. Here are a few interesting takeaways based on those responses.

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Materiales Estructurales Ligeros SL renamed to MEL Composites SL

Under its new name and updated visual identity, the Spanish supplier better reflects its capabilities and materials, engineering and technical support available to the composites industry.  

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AnalySwift sponsors SAMPE 2023 Student Bridge and Fuselage Contests

The annual competitions offer students the opportunity to design, build and test composite structures with free access to VABs and SwiftComp composite simulation software.  

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