Wind/Energy
CorPower Ocean partners with Diab for full-scale wave energy converter
Diab provides foam core, engineering support to enable CorPower’s first commercial-scale composite filament-wound WEC.
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U.S. administration announces offshore wind energy auction for the Carolinas
Two lease areas cover 110,091 acres in the Carolina Long Bay, with potential availability of 1.3 GW of offshore wind energy. An auction will be held May 11.
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Hexagon Purus and CIMC Enric for construction of joint production facility and New Energy R&D management center
Investment agreements establish new facilities in China, aiming toward increased production capacity of hydrogen storage vessels.
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HyPoint partners with GTL to extend zero-emission flight with ultralight liquid hydrogen tanks
NASA award-winning fuel cell pioneer works with carbon fiber tank maker GTL to offer up to 10 times more capacity versus existing hydrogen storage tanks.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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