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Siemens Gamesa to establish offshore wind turbine nacelle facility in New York
Second U.S. facility and several new supplier facilities are intended to build economic, employment and environmental sustainability in the U.S.
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Ford Mustang Dark Horse features Carbon Revolution carbon fiber wheels
The 19-inch, five-spoke Dark Horse wheels feature signature blue carbon fiber detailing, keeping with the blue accents throughout the vehicle’s interior and exterior.
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Glass Fibre Europe publishes updated continuous filament GFRP life cycle assessment
An update to 2010 and 2015 data indicates that the European industry has reduced GHGs and primary energy consumed for continuous filament glass fiber and increased the circular economy.
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Fabrum supplies lightweight composite LH2 tanks for aviation, launches consortium with Airbus, other partners
New Zealand company works with FSE, GKN Aerospace to test LH2 storage and delivery system, advances zero emissions flight via Hydrogen Consortium and $23 million Series A funding.
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Longtime composites industry veteran Donald F. Adams passes
With great sadness CW announces the passing of Donald (Don) Adams, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wyoming and president of Wyoming Test Fixtures.
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ESA approves Windform RS, LX 3.0 for space flight applications
CRP Technology’s Top-Line composite materials Windform RS and Windform LX 3.0 are compliant with outgassing requirements in accordance with ESA-TEC-PR-002015.
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Recycling end-of-life composite parts: New methods, markets
From infrastructure solutions to consumer products, Polish recycler Anmet and Netherlands-based researchers are developing new methods for repurposing wind turbine blades and other composite parts.
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Cryo-compressed hydrogen, the best solution for storage and refueling stations?
Cryomotive’s CRYOGAS solution claims the highest storage density, lowest refueling cost and widest operating range without H2 losses while using one-fifth the carbon fiber required in compressed gas tanks.
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NASA picks Boeing’s Transonic Truss-Based Wing for Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project
With the help of NASA, Boeing will build, test and fly a full-scale demonstrator aircraft starting in 2028, gearing toward a greener, more fuel-efficient future aircraft.
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MingYang reveals 18-MW offshore wind turbine model with 140-meter-long blades
The Chinese wind turbine manufacturer surpasses its 16-MW platform, optimizes wind farm construction costs for 1-GW wind farms.
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