Reporting in the journal, Resource, Conservation, and Recycling, the team of researchers cut the lightweight material that is commonly used in wind turbine blades, called glass fiber-reinforced ...

Recycling massive wind turbine blades can be difficult because they're built from sturdy materials to weather the elements ...

Wind energy is booming. But there are some problems too. The huge wind turbines are made up of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP), which presents a tough recycling challenge once they’ve served ...

The project was supported by FIRST! (Future Innovation Research in Space Transportation), an initiative of the ESA STS (Space ...

GFRP is a natural insulator. Its electrical non-conductivity makes it ideal for use in power plants, substations ...

Carbon fibre composites are exceptionally strong and lightweight, making them preferred materials in many industries. But the ...

Researchers developed a process to recycle glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP), a common material in wind turbine blades. They cut the lightweight material into two-inch blocks, soaked them in ...

High-power laser is used for controlled reclamation of thermoset composites without damaging the fibers or adversely ...

Features: FRP-based infrastructure is enabling reliable, low-maintenance, and cost-effective networks, helping India close the last-mile rural connectivity gap.

Lichtgitter USA, now located at 1301 Renaud Drive, will expand its fiberglass reinforced plastic manufacturing facility with a 65,000-square-foot expansion of its current building that will open ...

Left: wind turbine blade waste; Middle: treated and dried wind turbine blade glass-fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP); Right: injection-molded plastic containing 70% recycled GFRP (photo by WSU).