Wind/Energy
Achieving composites innovation through collaboration
Stephen Heinz, vice president of R&I for Syensqo delivered an inspirational keynote at SAMPE 2024, highlighting the significant role of composite materials in emerging technologies and encouraging broader collaboration within the manufacturing community.
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Avangrid partners with WindLoop to test wind blade recycling
Avangrid recently donated 300 pounds of decommissioned wind turbine blades to test startup solution that recovers more than 90% of turbine blade material.
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GWEC releases 2024 global offshore wind report
Despite industry headwinds, offshore wind headed into 2024 is poised for rapid growth leading up to 2033, says the Global Wind Energy Council.
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Siemens Energy hints at 21-MW wind turbine development
Several new sources say that Siemens has told customers its largest wind turbine yet may be introduced by the end of the decade.
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Honda begins production of 2025 CR-V e:FCEV with Type 4 hydrogen tanks in U.S.
Model includes new technologies produced at Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC) in Marysville, Ohio, which is part of Honda hydrogen business strategy that includes Class 8 trucks.
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Regen Fiber opens wind turbine blade recycling facility
Production commencement on Iowa line is intended to recover and divert 30,000 tons of scrapped materials from wind blades each year.
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Hexagon Composites sells LPG business, acquires 49% of Worthington's SES business
Ragasco composite cylinders for LPG will become part of Worthington’s Building Products business, while Hexagon/Worthington Enterprises JV will target expanding storage and transport of CNG and hydrogen.
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DITF joins Horizon Europe REWIND project
End-of-life wind turbine recycling efforts are underway after the first REWIND consortium kick-off in May.
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DOE prize to industrialize WindFloat offshore wind technology
FLOWIN cash prize and technical assistance will enable Principle Power and Aker Solutions to explore ways to serialize fabrication, deploy its offshore wind platform for the U.S.
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TPI, UMaine, ORNL to leverage world’s largest polymer 3D printer for wind turbine tooling
Ingersoll Masterprint LFAM printer will be used to produce and demonstrate 100% recyclable tooling that could cut large composite blade development cycles and tooling costs by as much as 50%.
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