Wind/Energy
Stora Enso opens pilot plant for lignin-based carbon materials for batteries
Carbon based-anode material Lignode, produced from converted lignin separated from wood, may be a sustainable replacement for graphite-based materials.
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Trelleborg undertakes composite-based R&D project
The focus of the project is to develop a novel composite material that can be integrated into an EV battery to reduce the overall weight of the battery case.
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GE Renewable Energy to expand wind blade facility in Gaspé
A partnership with Canada and Québec will enable the company to expand its existing facility and will result in the creation of 200 skilled jobs.
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NCC develops composite structural systems for bus fuel cell retrofits
Glass fiber storage structure increases energy storage density by 28%, meets cost and weight targets and ultimately enables a rapid retrofit of U.K. commercial buses, with potential for larger vehicles.
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Multifunctional composite structures across end markets
Innovators find new ways to add functions — from anti-icing to 5G signal transmission to structural batteries and beyond — into structural composites.
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Partnership integrates recycled turbine blade materials into energy storage system
Enel Green Power and Energy Vault aim to use decommissioned carbon and glass fiber wind turbine blades to produce composite blocks for the EVx renewable energy storage system.
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New Jersey contracts expand U.S. offshore wind energy initiative
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has awarded Atlantic Shores and Danish wind developer Ørsted to develop approximately 2,700 MW of offshore wind energy off the coast of New Jersey.
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175 composites editorials and counting
This is my 175th CW editorial. That’s 104,322 words. I created a word cloud to celebrate.
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Vestas secures Acardis Ost 1 wind farm order for floating wind turbines
Located in the German Baltic Sea, the 27 V174-9.5 MW composite turbines will make use of a new floating installation method to prevent seabed and soil challenges, increase installation time and reduce LCOE.
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TIADE research project to test blade add-ons for optimized wind turbine LCOE
New technologies and design methods for more efficient rotor operation such as spoilers, serrations, vortex generators and blade tip improvements will be applied to a full-scale, 130-meter-diameter turbine prototype.
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