Manufacturing Industry

Irish company, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Cyclics to develop composite wind turbine blades.(ENERGY)

Advanced Materials & Processes, December, 2004

Gaoth Tec Teo of Ireland has signed Cooperation Agreements with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Nagasaki, Japan) and with Cyclics Corporation (USA) to develop thermoplastic composite wind turbine blades for large-scale wind power installations around the world. The blades will be made using Cyclics' CBT resin and a variety of reinforcing additives.

CBT resin will allow improved manufacturing efficiencies and improved workplace safety through the elimination of hazardous epoxy resin components. The CBT resin system will provide the opportunity for the world's first recyclable wind power blade. The ability to re-use the 19 metric tons (42,000 pounds) of wind blade materials per average wind turbine at the end of its useful life is unprecedented in the industry. This...

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