Recycling
Lanxess launches renewable, biocomposite material
The material combines natural flax fibers with bio-based polylactic acid, which acts as the matrix, for a material that is 100% recyclable.
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RECONTRAS project validates use of microwaves and laser welding to obtain recyclable composites
Reseachers obtained a reduction in costs and energy consumption through the manufacture of three composite prototypes and confirm the feasibility of recycling and processing the resulting material.
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Siemens Gamesa launches recyclable wind turbine blade
Called RecyclableBlade, the composite blades follows the IntegralBlade manufacturing process but with a new resin specially designed for recycling at the blade’s end of life.
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Caracol, NextChem debut one-piece, 3D-printed composite sailboat
The hull of the Beluga prototype boat was printed from short glass fibers and recycled polypropylene using Caracol’s robotic additive manufacturing system.
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ST Bungalow to demonstrate fiberglass roofing solution from recycled wind blades
The New York-based startup recently partnered with a wind blade recycling company and plans to produce its first full-scale prototypes this year.
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BCA Industries introduces “The Beast” shredder unit
Next-gen shredder for composites recyclers is designed to eliminate catastrophic breakdowns and production downtime by upgrading points of vulnerability and enabling simultaneous shredding and chipping.
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Carbon Rivers to commercialize fiberglass composites upcycling project
Novel pyrolysis method recovers fiberglass reinforcement into new, high-value discontinuous composites with minimized input energy requirements for a true circular economy.
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Siemens Gamesa targets fully recyclable wind turbine blades by 2030 in new sustainability vision
Among its new initiatives, the company also intends to identify large-scale recycling opportunities and achieve net-zero emissions by 2040.
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Partnership integrates recycled turbine blade materials into energy storage system
Enel Green Power and Energy Vault aim to use decommissioned carbon and glass fiber wind turbine blades to produce composite blocks for the EVx renewable energy storage system.
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New NCC research proves recycled composites can be used in new industry applications
EOL composite project successfully extracts carbon fiber from Airbus A320 vertical tail planes via pyrolysis. Reclaimed fibers will be processed and configured for an eventual cross-sector demonstrator.
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