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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.
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.
The renewable energy company’s largest wind facility built to date in North America features 49 Nordex turbines each with a capacity of 5.7 megawatts.
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.
Despite political and supply chain challenges, renewable and nuclear energy continue to grow in use. Composite materials enable current and future energy technologies across sectors.
NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is expected to launch from Rocket Lab’s Electron carbon fiber composite launch vehicle in mid-2022.
TS Conductor is investing $134 million in a new South Carolina manufacturing facility using its aluminum encapsulated carbon core (AECC) conductor technology to produce high-capacity transmission lines, beginning production by late 2025.
Covestro to remain the main sponsor until 2023 and fund the development of two new sustainable solar cars for future races incorporating bio-based raw materials and recycled plastics.
