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Iljin Hysolus, Korea's leading composite tank producer for hydrogen storage, sets IPO for Sept. 3

Demand for hydrogen tanks is projected to support sustained growth, according to the company.

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Carbon Fibers

MAE Museum dedicated to and built largely from new and recycled carbon fiber

Museum showcases the advancements in carbon fiber development where visitors can observe transformation process of acrylic fiber into carbon fiber.

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Aerospace

Reykjavik Flight Academy purchases eFlyer training aircraft

All-electric composites-intensive aircraft from Bye Aerospace serve as safer, lower cost and more environmentally friendly options for flight instruction.

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Pressure Vessels

HyPoint, Piasecki Aircraft collaborate to develop, certify eVTOL next-generation hydrogen fuel cells

Initial $6.5 million agreement to culminate in the development of five 650-kilowatt hydrogen fuel cell systems for use in Piasecki’s eVTOL PA-890 compound helicopter.

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Carbon Fibers

Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge completes Phase II, anticipates competition winners

The Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge is a three-phase competition that aims to accelerate the development and large-scale production of carbon fiber derived from Alberta Innovate’s bitumen supply.

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Aerospace

Avcorp announces contract extension with Boeing

The composite aerostructure fabricator grows total order backlog to $486 million.

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Automotive

SPE announces ACCE and Rehkopf scholarship winners for 2021 conference

The three scholarship winners will be honored at the SPE ACCE event taking place Nov. 2-4, 2021.

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YCOM composite all-electric race scooter adopted by eSkootr Championship

Italian advanced engineering firm completes first delivery of S1-X eSkootr less than five months after eSC partnership began, and acts as exclusive supplier for all race series competitors.

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Pressure Vessels

American Clean Power Q2 market report shows record wind energy installations in 2021

U.S. installs 2,824 MW of new wind capacity in the second quarter of 2021, a 10% increase compared to Q2 2020, with 16 newly commissioned wind projects.

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People in Composites: August 2021

Markforged, Fiberline Composites, Firefly Aerospace, Inhance Technologies, Exel Composites and Lockheed Martin announce new position appointments in the composites industry.

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