Pressure Vessels
Hexagon Purus announces contract with New Flyer, results for Q4 2023
Supply of Type 4 composite H2 storage tanks for North American bus market extended, 2023 revenue up 37% due to H2 infrastructure solutions, heavy-duty truck, bus and aerospace, with 50% revenue increase expected in 2024.
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Infinite Composites awarded $470K contract to develop larger, higher pressure H2 tanks
Manufacturing Type V composite pressure vessels, Infinite Composites will match this project with a recently received $1.6 million award from the Army for conformable hydrogen tanks.
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Gurit supports composites-focused wind projects, ferry development
Gurit announces an EcoVadis Gold rating, a collaboration on Hong Kong high-speed passenger ferries and work with the OptiCore Innovation Project.
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China’s Sany Renewable rolls out 131-meter wind blade
Sany reports that it has adopted an optimized airfoil design with greater thickness and a blunt trailing edge to augment strength and stability.
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RTM, dry braided fabric enable faster, cost-effective manufacture for hydrokinetic turbine components
Switching from prepreg to RTM led to significant time and cost savings for the manufacture of fiberglass struts and complex carbon fiber composite foils that power ORPC’s RivGen systems.
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DOE announces Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize winners
Twenty U.S. teams from 15 states were selected for Phase 1 of funded efforts to develop, mature and commercialize recycling technologies for FRPs and rare earth elements used in wind turbines.
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Vestas to establish second offshore wind blade facility in Poland
Efforts are ramping up to support the growing demand for offshore wind in Europe, with the wind blade factory starting operations in 2026, and a previously announced nacelle assembly facility in the same location in 2025.
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Hexagon Purus extends agreement for hydrogen distribution systems, raises 1 billion NOK
Agreement with green hydrogen producer extended for 2024, investment will support ongoing global capacity expansions including CFRP cylinder production.
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SGL Carbon achieves carbon fiber production with 50% reduced footprint
Eco-friendly carbon fiber slashes carbon footprint by half through renewable energy, a commitment echoed in SGL’s Lavradio biomass plant set to reduce CO2 emissions by 90,000 tons.
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Hexagon Agility receives order for Titan Mobile Pipeline, boosts production of composite cylinders
Order from REV LNG highlights growth in renewable natural gas; Hexagon Agility ramps Type 4 Mobile Pipeline cylinder production and adds two Type 4 cylinder lines in Salisbury, N.C. to meet demand for truck/bus systems.
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