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Germany, US, South Korea Dominate in Waste, Upcycling Innovations

May 16, 2014May 21, 2014 by Kirsten Korosec

Germany, the US and South Korea are on the forefront of developing innovations in waste minimization and upcycling, according to an analysis by Frost & Sullivan. The analysis, “National Innovation Ecosystems (Healthcare, CMF, Energy),” forecasts that these innovations will drive adoption of waste-to-energy technologies such as pyrolysis, waste gasification and anaerobic digestion ... Read more »

BMW, SGL Triple Carbon Fiber Production

May 13, 2014May 13, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

BMW and SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers will triple production of carbon fiber to 9,000 metric tons per year at Moses Lake, Wash. (pictured), making the site the world’s largest carbon fiber plant, the companies say. High demand for the lightweight material in automotive production is fueling the $200 million site ... Read more »

Airbus Sets Carbon Fiber Recycling Goal

May 8, 2014May 13, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Airbus has set a target to recycle 95 percent of its carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) manufacturing process wastes by 2020-2025, with 5 percent of those waste products being recycled back into the aerospace sector. To achieve this goal, Airbus has set up the Airbus Composite Recycling Advisory Board. The board ... Read more »

Walmart Makes WAVEs

February 19, 2014February 21, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Walmart has introduced its concept truck to reduce vehicle weight and gain greater efficiency in its transportation fleet. The Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience (WAVE) features advanced aerodynamics and is powered by a turbine-powered, range-extending series hybrid powertrain. The trailer is made almost exclusively with carbon fiber, cutting its weight by ... Read more »

$12M Funding to Advance Renewable Carbon Fiber

February 5, 2014February 5, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The US Department of Energy has made available up to $12 million in funding to advance the production of carbon fiber material from renewable non-food-based feedstocks such as agricultural residues and woody biomass. Carbon fiber derived from biomass may be less costly to manufacture and offer greater environmental benefits than ... Read more »

Finns Make Energy-Efficient Steel for North America

November 25, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

Finnish steel company Ruukki opened US headquarters in Pittsburgh and a new Canadian headquarters in Toronto. Ruukki will target its light-weight, energy-efficient steel products to North American manufacturers involved in transportation, heavy lifting, mining and other demanding industrial applications. A $3.8 billion company, Ruukki produces high-strength and wear-resistant special steels ... Read more »

Will Carbon Fiber ‘Lego Bricks’ Build Airplanes of the Future?

August 22, 2013August 22, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

MIT engineers have developed carbon fiber “Lego bricks” — interlocking blocks that can be used to build large structures — that are 10 times stiffer than comparable lightweight materials, ExtremeTech reports. The online technology publication says robots could mass-produce these carbon fiber blocks, which could then be used to build ... Read more »

Green Fleet Roundup: Renault, DHL France, Coda, Ford, Waste Management

October 16, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Renault has announced it will supply DHL France with a fleet of electric vehicles by 2015, as part of DHL’s GoGreen Program, which aims to reduce carbon emissions 30 percent by 2020. A total 50 vehicles have already been confirmed. The first four will be Kangoo Z.E. vans (pictured), to ... Read more »

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