Voith Composites, V-Carbon to develop closed-loop solution for CFRP used in hydrogen tanks
The Voith Composites and V-Carbon partnership will accelerate growth in sustainability by enabling the reuse and a second life for carbon fiber in the pressure vessels market.
![V-Carbon and Voith Composites partnership at JEC World 2022.](https://d2n4wb9orp1vta.cloudfront.net/cms/brand/cw/2022-cw/0522-cw-news-jec-voith-vcarbon-parternship1.jpeg;maxWidth=720)
From left to right: Michael Hau, V-Carbon; Tal Billis, V-Carbon; Carolin Cichosz, Voith Composites; Anna Pointner, Voith Composites; Damian Cessario, V-Carbon; Toby O’Connor, V-Carbon; Jan-Philipp Pfander, Proventis Partners. Photo Credit: Voith Composites, V-Carbon.
On May 4, Voith Composites (Garching bei München, Germany) announced its intent to partner with V-Carbon (Bad Zurzach, Switzerland). The partnership will reportedly establish and deliver industry-leading innovation to achieve a sustainable and closed-loop solution for CFRP materials for hydrogen (H2) systems.
V-Carbon is an advanced materials technology company, said to be developing the first fully integrated carbon fiber circular economy for use in the aerospace, automotive, wind energy and industrial sectors.
Voith Composites is a tank manufacturer for hydrogen storage and has recently brought to market the Carbon4Tank — a solution for hydrogen storage with the Voith Plug & Drive H2 Storage System — providing Type 4 high-pressure hydrogen CFRP tanks based on 700-bar technology for heavy-duty commercial vehicles.
The partnership with V-Carbon will enable Voith Composites to obtain quality recycled carbon fiber and highly aligned structural materials for a second life in H2 tank applications, as well as provide V-Carbon with high-performance CFRP waste from H2 tank production and end-of-life (EOL) tanks.
“We are delighted to sign a Letter of Intent to partner with V-Carbon,” Anna Pointner, CEO at Voith Composites, says. Damian Cessario of V-Carbon agrees. “This partnership will help us reach our shared goals in sustainability by enabling a recycling capacity for H2 tanks, which is a core objective at Voith Composites. We look forward to a long and prosperous partnership that will help us on our mission to protect our planet.”
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