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The still-promised potential of basalt fiber composites

Although the long-anticipated market surge in basalt fiber-reinforced polymer composites remains largely in the future, basalt fiber manufacturers are making headway over the technical and market hurdles toward large-scale application.

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Wind/Energy

LM Wind Power manufactures longest wind turbine blade

The 107-meter-long blade has been designed for GE’s Haliade-X 12-megawatt offshore wind turbine.

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Wind/Energy

AWEA reports U.S. wind energy growth of 8 percent in 2018

The American Wind Energy Association also reports growth in wind energy jobs, revenues of more than $1 billion from wind energy and expected offshore wind growth.

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Wind/Energy

Ahlstrom-Munksjö introduces HighFlow Marine glass and carbon fiber reinforcement fabrics

The HighFlow Marine product range consists of several unidirectional and biaxial reinforcement fabrics, with various infusion speeds for marine manufacturing.

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Wind/Energy

Gurit acquires Valplastic PET recycling operation

Gurit will acquire PET recycling production facilities from Valplastic S.r.l., with the goal of securing access to raw material supplies for its PET core products.

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Wind/Energy

MIT and NASA engineers design lightweight polymer airplane wing

The wing, comprising a lattice of injection-molded, configurable polymer subassemblies, is designed to change shape during flight.

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GWEC forecasts 300 GW of new wind capacity in next five years

The Global Wind Energy Council’s annual report predicts governmental support, changing industry business models, new corporate procurement and solutions like hybrid generation to drive growth.

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Additive supplier Custom Grinders acquired by Cimbar

Custom Grinders’ ATH additives for fire resistance will be added to Cimbar’s portfolio of inorganic minerals and additives.

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Wind/Energy

Proving viability of dry fabrics, infusion for large aerostructures

Danobat’s ADMP is used to produce a wing demonstrator with non-crimp fabrics.

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Wind/Energy

Tecniplas manufactures composite scrubber for treatment of biogas

The composite scrubber will have the function of removing the impurities from biogas, which is comprised mainly of methane from the decomposition of the waste.

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