Recycling
Uplift360, Leonardo partnership turns EOL composite rotor blade into prototype drone arm
ChemR process successfully repurposes carbon fibers into a structural component, turning waste into a more secure, domestic resource for the U.K.
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FlexCyle project targets TPC waste recovery, repurposing at same site
Led by the Brightland Materials Center, consortium members are developing a flexible process chain, demonstrated via battery casings and wind blades, to repurpose waste directly where it is generated.
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Belgium-Netherlands event brings together industry leader insight on TPC, FRP recycling
Save the date for this free cross-border, expert-driven event by Agoria, Sirris and Brightland Materials Center on Nov. 12 in Belgium.
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Aimplas to host third international plastics recycling seminar, PLASREC
The event is a forum for dialogue between industry, tech centers, associations and public authorities, with the aim of promoting practical solutions to the challenges of plastics and composites recycling.
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Illinois researchers derive useful polymer matrix upcycling through electrolysis strategy
CANS dynamic network process has proven the ability to chemically relink carbon-hydrogen bond sites on the main structure of the polymer chain, refunctionalizing thermoset matrix byproducts from CFRP waste.
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SGL Carbon and Carbon Cleanup form autocomposite recycling partnership
An AI-supported collection system, recycling program and CARB-E tech, already demonstrating CO2 part reduction in early automotive applications, are building recycling scalability.
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Nova Carbon, Grand Large Yachting to integrate rCF into shipbuilding
Strategic partnership aims to reduce the environmental impact of luxury yacht construction by integrating Nova Carbon rCF into the boatbuilder’s manufacturing processes.
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BladeBridge repurposes Energia Group decommissioned wind blade into practical site amenity
Collaborative effort turns EOL blade into a rest area and memorial along the Meenadreen Wind Farm’s Leghowney Loop trail, blending sustainable design and functionality.
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Holy Technologies secures €4.3 million to build autonomous factory for composite components
Its Hamburg facility, combining digital control and closed-loop recycling, is the company’s first step toward scaling its IFP autonomous systems.
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REFRESH wind blade recycling data shows promising environmental benefits
Initial LCA processing carbon and glass fibers evaluates mechanical and thermal recycling methods, finds environmental reduction impact surpasses the impact associated with the recycling processes themselves.
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