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Wind/Energy

U.S. DOE announces $30 million wind turbine materials, manufacturing funding opportunity

Funding opportunity seeks to increase cost efficiency of wind power generation through R&D projects for lightweight composite materials, streamlined 3D printing processes.

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Prepregs

Toray supplies Torayca carbon fiber, prepreg for H3 launch vehicle

Set to launch Feb. 15, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency rocket has been designed with a composite motor case and payload fairing section.  

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Natural Fibers

INCA Renewtech awarded $10 million to invest in commercial biocomposites facility

Under Alberta’s Circular Economy Projects, INCA will construct and operate a facility for processing and manufacturing waste hemp into BioPlastics and Biocore composite materials for wide industry use.  

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Automotive

European SUSPENS project targets green composites production

The 13-partner program will addresses the challenge of reducing the environmental footprint of sandwich and hollow composite structures via bio-sourced resins and carbon fiber precursors.  

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Pressure Vessels

Fabrum supplies lightweight composite LH2 tanks for aviation, launches consortium with Airbus, other partners

New Zealand company works with FSE, GKN Aerospace to test LH2 storage and delivery system, advances zero emissions flight via Hydrogen Consortium and $23 million Series A funding.

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Sustainability

Mitsui Chemicals, Microwave Chemical install demonstration facility for eco-friendly carbon fiber

Microwave-based Carbon-MX process could cut energy consumption by 50% and CO2 emissions by 90%.

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Joby completes second stage of eVTOL certification process

Joby has demonstrated that its eVTOL aircraft is capable of meeting safety rules defined during the first stage, thus meeting the Means of Compliance for type certification. Progress continues in the next three stages.  

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Trends

Longtime composites industry veteran Donald F. Adams passes

With great sadness CW announces the passing of Donald (Don) Adams, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wyoming and president of Wyoming Test Fixtures.  

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Carbon Fibers

Liebherr breaks ground for hybrid hydraulic cylinder plant

Expanded Oberopfingen site will consolidate Liebherr’s production, internal processes and production sequences for its carbon fiber-wound hybrid cylinders, and add to fiber-reinforced composite component production.  

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Aerospace

Airbus ESM integration underway for future Artemis moon missions

More than 22,000 elements are begin integrated in parallel in Airbus’ Bremen cleanrooms for ESMs 3, 4 and 5, mission-critical structures for the Orion spacecraft.  

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