Wind/Energy
Regen Fiber opens wind turbine blade recycling facility
Production commencement on Iowa line is intended to recover and divert 30,000 tons of scrapped materials from wind blades each year.
Read MoreHexagon Composites sells LPG business, acquires 49% of Worthington's SES business
Ragasco composite cylinders for LPG will become part of Worthington’s Building Products business, while Hexagon/Worthington Enterprises JV will target expanding storage and transport of CNG and hydrogen.
Read MoreDITF joins Horizon Europe REWIND project
End-of-life wind turbine recycling efforts are underway after the first REWIND consortium kick-off in May.
Read MoreDOE prize to industrialize WindFloat offshore wind technology
FLOWIN cash prize and technical assistance will enable Principle Power and Aker Solutions to explore ways to serialize fabrication, deploy its offshore wind platform for the U.S.
Read MoreTPI, UMaine, ORNL to leverage world’s largest polymer 3D printer for wind turbine tooling
Ingersoll Masterprint LFAM printer will be used to produce and demonstrate 100% recyclable tooling that could cut large composite blade development cycles and tooling costs by as much as 50%.
Read MoreBlade2Circ project to facilitate sustainable next-gen wind blade designs
Coordinated by the Aitiip Technology Centre, the EU-funded project will design components to facilitate improved recyclabilty, exploring the performance of bio-based material options and novel degradation processes.
Read MoreHexagon Purus reports all-time high quarterly revenue, up 67% over Q1 2023
Type 4 CFRP cylinder manufacturer continues ramp-up, with H2 infrastructure up 38% and H2 mobility up 213% year over year while momentum continues in aerospace applications.
Read MoreNREL integrates robotics into wind turbine blade production
Research enables successful automation in post-molding manufacturing operations, which could lead to more competitive U.S.-based blade manufacturing.
Read MoreComposites end markets: Batteries and fuel cells (2024)
As the number of battery and fuel cell electric vehicles (EVs) grows, so do the opportunities for composites in battery enclosures and components for fuel cells.
WatchGWEC 2024 report highlights positive momentum in wind installation
Global Wind Report describes a record year for wind energy in 2023, but highlights the need for policy-driven action to meet COP28 and 1.5°C pathway targets.
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