Energy

New advancements in composites are redefining the energy industry. Composites help enable the use of wind and solar power and improve the efficiency of traditional energy suppliers.

SABIC’s LNP™ COLORCOMP™ Compound Enhances Sandwich Structures in Wind Turbine Blades

As the wind energy market continues to grow and evolve new challenges must be addressed and overcome. Wind turbine blades are now larger than ever to boost energy creation capacity and the extra size must be...

New Technology for Large-Scale Recycling of Composite Wind Blades

Thanks to a grant of $1.1 million from the Department of Energy’s Small Business Technology Transfer program and Wind Energy Technologies Office, the University of Tennessee (UT) partnered Carbon Rivers LLC...

Will Offshore Wind Take Off in the US?

The University of Maine hopes its work on floating platforms will help advance the field. Ever since the Block Island wind farm began operation 3.8 miles off the coast of Rhode Island in 2016, innovators,...

Experimental Turbine to Bring Wind Energy to the Masses

Ken Visser, co-founder of Ducted Turbines International (DTI) and associate professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering at Clarkson University, has a dream. He wants to produce the first...

Sustainability: The Future of Manufacturing

Composites manufacturers make operational changes that are environmentally friendly and fiscally sound. Composites manufacturers are accustomed to having their products evaluated on properties like...

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory Created a Renewable 3D Printing Feedstock That Could Spur a Profitable New Use for Lignin

Researchers combined a melt-stable hardwood lignin with a low-melting nylon and carbon fiber to create a composite with excellent mechanical properties as well as with the right characteristics for extrusion...