Pressure Vessels

Composites end markets: Pressure vessels (2024)

The market for pressure vessels used to store zero-emission fuels is rapidly growing, with ongoing developments and commercialization of Type 3, 4 and 5 tanks.  

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Wind/Energy

Ocean Winds takes full ownership of SouthCoast Wind project

Madrid-based international company is focused on the joint procurement process for offshore wind in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

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Wind/Energy

Hengshen carbon fiber contributes to 143-meter-long MingYang wind blade

First MySE292 offshore wind blade from MingYang Group successfully rolled off the production line in February. 

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Pressure Vessels

Swancor, Siemens Gamesa solidify recyclable wind blade partnership

Swancor will supply all recyclable resin to Siemens by 2026, contributing to RecylableBlade efforts.

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Automotive

Forvia moves toward more sustainable automotive composites manufacturing

Automotive technology supplier Forvia shares sustainability goals and recent developments aimed at bio-based and recycled materials and ramping up hydrogen tank production for clean mobility.

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Hydrogen Storage

Voith announces hydrogen storage cooperation with Weifu Hi-Tech

New deal with Chinese auto firm will develop and commercialize Type IV tanks for European, U.S. and Asian business markets.

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Pressure Vessels

ECOHYDRO project to enable recyclable composites for hydrogen storage

With the involvement of two schools from the Institut Mines-Télécom, the 4-year project aims to improve the intrinsic properties of a composite material based on Elium via four concrete demonstrators.

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DaQoTa project develops measuring head prototype for LATW inspection

Fraunhofer IPT, Taniq and Pixargus have proven the success of a measuring head capable of optimizing the reliability, security and efficiency of FRP pressure vessel manufacturing.

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Hydrogen Storage

R&D projects, additively functionalized part demonstrate composites innovation

JEC World 2024: The DLR is presenting the EmpowerAX multi-curved shell demo part as a JEC Innovation Award winning innovation, in addition to results from other projects involving hydrogen tanks, wind and more.

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Wind/Energy

Composites expertise targets wind turbine nacelles

JEC World 2024: BlueWind is exhibiting at JEC World for the first time at the Brazil Pavilion, highlighting a novel nacelle technology.  

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