Electrical
Composites-reinforced concrete for sustainable data center construction
Metromont’s C-GRID-reinforced insulated precast concrete’s high strength, durability, light weight and ease of installation improve data center performance, construction time and sustainability.
Stewart Mitchell
Technical Writer
RE-CELL to Develop RCF Structural Batteries, Supercapacitors for Aviation Electrification
Sofitec, Aimplas and I2con are combining materials design, multiphysics modeling and experimental validation to achieve a full-scale demonstrator that can store more energy on aircraft without the involved weight penalty.
Read MoreCertarus Order for Hexagon Agility Mobile Pipeline Modules to Service Data Center Demand
A significant order valued at $100 million contracts Titan 450 and Titan 510 modules to provide reliable, redeployable CNG supply.
Read MoreTerraFlow Energy to Advance Power Infrastructure Storage With NOV Fiber Glass Systems
Collaboration aligns long-duration energy storage and industrial composites manufacturing capabilities to support resilient power systems for data centers and other critical applications.
Read MoreComposite Conductor Cores Boost Capacity, Cut Cost to Help Power Grids Meet AI Demand
Composite cores have evolved to increase conductor capacity 2X and cut transmission losses by up to 50%, achievable within 1-3 years with existing infrastructure, but also enable sensing and smart, adaptive grids.
Read MoreTS Conductor opens $134 million South Carolina facility for AECC conductor cores
Scaled-up production — up to 20-times capacity at full facility buildout — will enable fast, affordable grid expansion across the U.S.
Read MoreTratos Group signs agreement with Exel Composites to support grid modernization
A four-year supply of carbon fiber composite conductor cores strengthens Tratos’ long-term conductor programs.
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Service & repair: Optimizing wind power’s grid impact
As wind farms surge into the electrical mainstream, a fast-growing industry works to maximize the service lives of the composite blades that harvest the power of the wind.
Donna Dawson
Senior Writer Emeritus
IEC publishes IEC TS 62818-1 composite conductor core standardization
As ageing grids face massive upgrades, the new IEC specification, contributed to by Exel Composites, provides essential guidelines for composite conductor cores, ensuring long-term performance and easy comparisons for TSOs.
Read MoreEpsilon Composite establishes Indian subsidiary to support power grid modernization
Chennai-based HindEpsilon Composite subsidiary is bringing its HVCRC composite core conductor solutions to India’s dynamic market.
Read MoreEpisode 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.
Read MoreTS Conductor to open second AECC conductor facility
TS Conductor is investing $134 million in a new South Carolina manufacturing facility using its aluminum encapsulated carbon core (AECC) conductor technology to produce high-capacity transmission lines, beginning production by late 2025.
Read MoreExel Composites white paper calls for grid modernization using HTLS conductor cores
Free white paper analyzes and quantifies the benefits of high-temperature, low-slag carbon fiber conductor cores which have the potential to bring aging grid infrastructure up to speed.
Read MoreEpsilon Composite, Toray Carbon Fibers Europe target composites in electrical infrastructure
A 15-year partnership collaborating on carbon fiber core conductors has culminated in numerous global projects like modernizing TenneT’s 400-kilovolt high-voltage grid.
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CCG meets customer demand with StormStrong utility pole lineup
Additional diameters build on the portfolio of resilient FRP pole structures for distribution and light pole customers.
Read MoreGFRP enables first grid-connected U.S. floating wind turbine
Composite tower on 1:8-scale system reduces hull size/weight and helps mitigate the overall cost of electric power generation.
Read MoreComposite-cored conductors: Holding the line
After a decade of incremental inroads, two different composite-cored electric power transmission products are connecting with those who specify for the grid.
Read MoreOff-grid turbine: Helix in the wind
This new composite twist on the vertical-axis wind turbine makes no small impact on the private power market.
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