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The wind energy market has long been considered the world’s largest market, by volume, for glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites — and increasingly, carbon fiber composites — as larger turbines and longer wind blades are developed, requiring higher performance, lighter weight materials. The outer skins of wind and tidal turbine blades generally comprise infused, GFRP laminates sandwiching foam core. Inside the blade, rib-like shear webs bonded to spar caps reinforce the structure. Spar caps are often made from GFRP or, as blade lengths lengthen, pultruded carbon fiber for additional strength.
Passive cooling technology can reduce interior temperatures 5-13°C, offering weight, cost and CO2 benefits for cars, construction, aircraft and more.
Specialized composite bodies are being produced in Modena, Italy, for Aptera’s BinC vehicle, enabling eventual manufacturing ramp-up of 40 vehicles/day to meet demand targets.
Annual Factbook tracking market and policy trends offers insight on the U.S.’ sustainable energy portfolio from 2024, including capacity, investment and deployment.
Astrobotic Technology, Lockheed Martin and Honeybee Robotics awarded $19.4 million to prototype build and test solar array systems to power moon exploration under Artemis. Current mast designs incorporate carbon fiber-based technologies.
The ACS3 mission expects to demonstrate the successful deployment of the composite boom solar sail in low-Earth orbit to guide the design of future, larger-scale composite solar sail systems.
A recent case history shows 99% stability of cells after 1,000 hours using BondLynx treatment, emphasizing its boosted bond strength that can also be used to strengthen polymers and fibers.
Composite materials — with their unmatched strength-to-weight ratio, durability in extreme environments and design versatility — are at the heart of innovations in satellites, propulsion systems and lunar exploration vehicles, propelling the space economy toward a $1.8 trillion future.
Space-grade Strato panels line was incorporated into the small spacecraft platform’s solar array substrate/backup structure assemblies design, reducing costs, lead time and meeting positional tolerance without fixtures.
Contracted hardtop bimini uses a combination of carbon fiber, glass fiber and foam core as well as 20 SP130 solar panels for a highly sustainable and sleek boat design.
In preparation for the 2023 solar-powered car race, the Vattenfall Solar Team is optimizing vehicle weight with AOC styrene-free resins for the Nuna11’s structure and shell.
