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E2 reports 11% clean energy job surge for second half of 2020, with three million employed
Sector recovers 300,000 jobs since pandemic-related unemployment peaked in Q2 2020, with clean vehicle and renewable energy sectors growing 26% and 13.5% respectively.
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InfraCore, CMSI agreement brings FRP infrastructure projects to Canada
CMSI to design, manufacture and install traffic, pedestrian and golf FRP bridges via InfraCore’s composite technologies for more sustainable, permanent structures.
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NASA selects SpaceX to head human lander development for Artemis moon mission
HLS to act as final mode of transportation to take astronauts to the lunar surface for the Artemis program, with potential future travel to Mars and other destinations.
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Hexagon Agility secures additional CNG composite fuel system order
In addition to this agreement, Hexagon Agility has received four sets of orders for medium and heavy-duty truck fuel systems in 2021.
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EconCore, Renolit honeycomb sandwich panel developments explore diverse applications
EconCore lightweight honeycomb enables Renolit Gorcell product line to overcome technical challenges and push the application spectrum for automotive and other markets like furniture and garden.
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NASA Ingenuity helicopter succeeds in historic first flight on Mars
Ingenuity’s two 4-foot-wide carbon fiber and foam core rotor blades successfully interacted with Mars’ gravity and atmosphere, logging a total of 39.1 seconds of flight.
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TRB Lightweight Structures manufactures prepreg material in-house to streamline part production
Company reaches 25,000-part milestone via rapid-cure prepreg technology.
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Bedford Reinforced Plastics launches FRP structure line
Pre-engineered and prefabricated structures such as catwalks, walkways, fixed ladders and more can be combined for flexible configuration and minimal ongoing maintenance.
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Trillium Renewable Chemicals to accelerate commercialization of feedstock-based chemical technology
Patented chemical manufacturing platform from Southern Research to convert renewable feedstocks to acrylonitrile, propylene glycol and acrylic acid products.
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Gurit Q1 2021 sales results indicate decline in lightweighting business
Composite Materials and Kitting negatively impacted by slowdown in China and reduced material pricing. Marine and industrial recover to pre-COVID-19 levels, aerospace stabilizes at low levels.
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