Pressure Vessels

Wind/Energy 21 Mar 2022

Hitachi Power Solutions combines AI, drones to enhance wind turbine blade maintenance services

Blade Total Service follows maintenance service guidelines to ensure greater safety and security at wind power facilities when inspecting blades for repair.

Pressure Vessels 18 Mar 2022

ZEBRA project launched to develop first 100% recyclable wind turbine blades

A cross-sector consortium has been brought together to demonstrate the relevance of thermoplastic wind turbine blades, with an eco-design approach to facilitate recycling.

Wind/Energy 18 Mar 2022

Strohm thermoplastic composite pipes receive DNV certification, reported to have low carbon footprint

Strohm and Evonik’s carbon fiber/PA12 pipes are now fit to use for hydrocarbons transport. A lifecycle report also found the TCP pipes to have a 60% lower carbon footprint than an equivalent carbon steel pipeline.

Hydrogen Storage 11 Mar 2022

B&T Composites joins R&D project to develop novel composite hydrogen storage tanks

As part of the Greece-based H2Cat project, the company says new tanks will be developed and studied with embedded structural health monitoring (SHM) sensors.

Infusion 8 Mar 2022

Brazilian-founded Blue Wind supplies more than 900 composite nacelles to U.S. wind energy market

The Florida-based manufacturer began its nacelle exporting operations during the pandemic. Now, supporting GE Renewable Energy, Blue Wind strives to surpass the mark of 500 nacelles in 2022.

Glass Fibers 7 Mar 2022

Saertex opens production facility in Mexico for textile reinforcements

Saertex Mexico S.A. de C.V plant will begin production of multiaxial glass fiber noncrimp fabrics immediately, with goals to add production lines for expansion into wind power sector.

Pressure Vessels 3 Mar 2022

Nordex Group plans to cease rotor blade production at Rostock site in Germany

Strong competition and a shift in demand for larger blades is necessitating optimization of Nordex’s global production and sourcing processes.

Pressure Vessels 3 Mar 2022

U.S. sets offshore energy records with $4.37 billion in winning bids for wind sale

The New York Bight offshore wind sale offered six lease areas totaling more than 488,000 acres won by six bidding companies. Up to seven more potential lease sales have been identified for later this year.

SHM 1 Mar 2022

Sensors: Data for next-gen composites manufacturing

In the quest for sustainability, sensors are reducing cycle times, energy use and waste, automating closed-loop process control and increasing knowledge to open new possibilities for intelligent manufacturing and structures.

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