Wind/Energy
Swancor partners with Siemens Gamesa, RWE for large-scale RecyclableBlade implementation
Fifty of the 100 wind blades installed on the Sofia offshore wind farm will feature recyclable epoxy resin, becoming a key flagship project representing RecyclableBlades at commercial scale.
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Verretex, Ryse Energy confirm use of rGF textiles as drop-in wind blade materials
Pilot trial at Ryse’s Spain facility required no alterations to production equipment or schedule when using the recycled glass fiber textile, with strength, stiffness and compliance targets achieved.
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Ceramic matrix composites: Faster, cheaper, higher temperature
New players proliferate, increasing CMC materials and manufacturing capacity, novel processes and automation to meet demand for higher part volumes and performance.
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Norsepower secures full-fleet rotor sail commitments
Composite wind propulsion technologies will support a series of methanol-ready oil and chemical tankers, as well as six newbuild tankers.
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Episode 51: Francesco Ierullo, Exel Composites
Francesco Ierullo, vice president of sales and marketing, Exel Composites discusses the role the composites manufacturing processes of pultrusion and pull-winding are playing in infrastructure and renewable energy applications today.
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Exel GFRP tubes improve QHeat geothermal energy storage
Installation of pultruded composite underground collector pipes have greatly enhanced the energy efficiency of Qheat’s geothermal wells.
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Strohm completes first 13 thermoplastic composite jumpers for ExxonMobil
The thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) jumpers were fabricated as part of the company’s Jumper on Demand concept aimed at flexible, high-volume part manufacture.
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Revolutionizing space composites: A new era of satellite materials
A new approach for high volumes of small satellite structures uses low-CTE, low-cost CFRP cellular core, robust single-ply skins and modular panel systems to cut lead time, labor and cost for reflectors, solar arrays and more.
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University research studies potential of bladeless wind turbines
Insights from a new study from the University of Glasgow demonstrates how smaller-scale wind power generation, with designs achieved via computer modeling techniques, can scale up utility-grade systems.
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Nlcomp begins construction of rFactory in Italy
The 200-square-meter facility represents nlcomp’s transition from startup to established business, accelerating expansion of its sustainable composite products from marine to also wind and other high-performance applications.
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