Sustainability

Recycling

Composite sidewall cover expands options for fire-safe rail components

R&D project by CG Rail explores use of carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics and recycled manufacturing scrap to meet fire safety, weight and volume targets.

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Sustainability

NASA awardees to develop sustainable aviation composite tech

Fourteen Advanced Composites Consortium organizations support the evaluation and development of next-gen thermosets, resin-infused composites and thermoplastics at small scales.  

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Defense

Collins Aerospace inaugurates Powered by Collins Initiative

Fostered technology development in collaboration with deep tech firms to advance technologies for UAS, composites recycling, batteries and space mobility.  

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Recycling

Anmet launches chipboard panels made from recycled composites

Starting from university R&D collaborations, the Polish recycling company has patented a shredding and manufacturing process for wood-replacement chipboards for use by the construction industry.

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Carbon Fibers

Hexagon Purus Westminster: Experience, growth, new developments in hydrogen storage

Hexagon Purus scales production of Type 4 composite tanks, discusses growth, recyclability, sensors and carbon fiber supply and sustainability.

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Sustainability

RWE Sofia offshore wind farm to use Siemens RecyclableBlades

Large offshore wind farm in the U.K. will have 44 out of 100 of its wind turbines equipped with recyclable composite blades, the largest order to date.  

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Carbon Fibers

Microwave heating for more sustainable carbon fiber

Skeptics say it won’t work — Osaka-based Microwave Chemical Co. says it already has — and continues to advance its simulation-based technology to slash energy use and emissions in manufacturing.

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Carbon Fibers

RCCF of TU Dresden develops next-gen, 3D-printed structural supercapacitors

Thales Research and Technology leads PRINTCAP project for more sustainable fast-charging, structural energy storage for automotive and aerospace industries using multifunctional composite materials  

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Sustainability

ThermHex Waben highlights thermoplastic honeycomb panels

Economically produced composite sandwich panels are sustainable while maintaining high mechanical performance and surface quality, driving them into new market applications.  

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Wind/Energy

European project EoLO-HUBs targets wind turbine blade recycling

The 18-member consortium will develop and use green chemistry processes to recycle composite materials and, among others, optimize the dismantling of wind farms through advanced software.  

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