Recycling

Wind/Energy

UMaine researchers aim to recycle wind turbine blades as 3D printing material

With a DOE grant in hand, UMaine’s ASCC seeks to develop an approach to recycle shredded wind turbine blade material as a cost-effective reinforcement and filler for large-scale 3D printing.

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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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Recycling

HRC obtains GRS 4.0 certification for carbon-neutral carbon fiber products

Two rCF materials and two finished rCF products maintain more than 90% performance retention rate, earn Global Recycled Standard (GRS) recognition.

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Carbon Conversions offers 3D printing filament reinforced with rCF

Development of re-Evo TDR products that work on a majority of 3D printers is now an available option for companies sending in their carbon fiber waste.

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Carbon Fibers

Swancor, Massload jointly develop 100% recycled bicycle bottle cage

A blend of recycled carbon fiber and PA6 pellets, the bicycle component will be commercialized in Q1 2024.

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JEC

Fiber-reinforced 3D printing material brings sustainability, versatility

JEC 2024: Xenia Materials is unveiling Xegreen 23-C20-3DP, a 100% recycled PET-G carbon fiber-reinforced material grade for high-performance additive manufacturing.

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Work In Progress

Demonstrator project targets circularity solutions in carbon fiber composite sports equipment

The Carbon Fibre Circular Alliance (CFCA) brought together OEMs and technical partners to reclaim short carbon fibers from end-of-life sports equipment, realign into continuous prepreg tapes and remanufacture into new equipment.

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Carbon Fibers

ORNL develops dynamically crosslinked CFRP, enabling closed-loop recycling 

At laboratory scale, functionalized CFRP thermosets can be “released” via heat or chemicals to reincarnate them back into their starting materials.

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Sustainability

Repurposing wind blades as functional community art pieces

Ohio-based Canvus Inc. upcycles fiberglass wind blades, car tires and post-consumer plastics to create outdoor furniture that amplifies sustainability messages in community spaces.

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Carbon Fibers

Broetje-Automation demonstrates rCF placement via AFP

Through the ScrapSeRO project, the system integrator and machine builder successfully processed recycled composites, in addition to more traditional materials, via its highly flexible Staxx One system.

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