Thu, 12 December, 2024
A project closing summary has been released for the EMPHASIZING (Enhancing Material Properties of recycled glass fibres through SIZING) project. The summary, which comprises a collection of slides, can be seen below.
The project aimed to introduce low-cost, high-quality, and high yield reclaimed fibres into automotive production, as well as developing a viable value chain to exploit the resulting recyclates, i.e., upcycled glass fibres for subsequent lifecycles. This is achieved by recycling composite wind energy structures that are currently landfilled or incinerated, with the recyclates going to the automotive industry.
The summary provides a brief overview of the 2-year project, including project tasks and deliverables as well as a summary of the technical activities that made up the seven programmes of work. The PDF also provides details of the technical achievements from the project, an analysis of the reclaimed fibres, details of the glass fibre resizing and compounding, an exploration of risks, and the technology roadmap that leads from concept through to full-scale production.
This award-winning project brought together 7 partners to demonstrate the feasibility of EMPAHSIZING though the creation of 40 brand-new car parts.
You can see the EMPHASIZING project summary, below:
EMPHASIZING Final Project Summary - pdf - 1mb