The 27.4-MW Bomhofsplas photovoltaic park in the Netherlands, which is the largest floating solar farm in Europe, is now operational (as of July 1) and locally owned. The park’s 72,000 panels are to produce 25 GWh in their first year of operation.
AW-Energy Oy, the Finnish pioneer in global wave energy technology, is driving forward opportunity and innovation with a new facility in Vantaa, Finland. The larger premises will help the company advance its technical and project management support for wave energy projects in the EU, Asia, and across the U.S.
Additive manufacturing solutions provider Lincotek Additive (Trento, Italy) reports that it has completed development of its state-of-the-art Additive Production Center for medical devices in its Trento facility.
Visy, a recycling and cardboard box manufacturing giant, will become Australia’s biggest glass bottle maker after it acquires Owens Illinois Glass’s Australian and New Zealand division. Visy said adding glass manufacturing to its capability was in line with its commitment to create sustainable packaging solutions and local manufacturing jobs.
Mexican technology supplier Interglass collaborated with a glass manufacturer Vidrio Formas to distribute a vital hand sanitizer that tackles COVID-19. Interglass worked with a national research institute to develop an anti-viral handcream which neutralizes the COVID-19 virus.
Messe München acquired Glasstech Asia / Fenestration Asia, the leading trade fair for glass manufacturing, processing, and machinery in the ASEAN region. The first edition directed by Messe München will take place in November 2020 in Bangkok.
A free webinar cohosted by the Materials Research Society and The American Ceramic Society will feature four talks from noted experts covering the past, present, and future of optical fibers and the materials from which they are made. The webinar, which takes place Wednesday, Aug. 5 from 10–11:30 a.m. ET, can be registered for here.
The duration of drupa, a trade fair for printing technologies, will be shortened from eleven to nine days and will now be held April 20–28, 2021, at fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany.
USA Rare Earth, LLC, is pleased to announce that Peter Critikos has joined the management team as director of engineering and development. Critikos brings more than 30 years of experience in engineering, project management, and project development in industrial and technology minerals, including lithium, as well as base and precious metals.
Geomega Resources Inc. and USA Rare Earth, LLC announced they entered into a Letter of Intent to recycle rare earth-containing production waste from USA Rare Earth’s future production of sintered neodymium iron boron permanent magnets in the United States.
MP Materials, the sole miner of rare earths in the U.S., is becoming a public company amid elevated trade tensions with China. The company will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange in a deal with the blank-check company Fortress Value Acquisition Corp.
Energy Fuels Inc told investors it expects to be debt-free by the end of 2020 as the U.S.’s largest uranium miner repeated its production guidance for the year and updated on its growing inventories.
During a visit to a wind farm in Buan, North Jeolla Province, South Korean President Moon Jae-in unveiled plans to raise the country’s wind power generation to 12 gigawatts by 2030. The country’s capacity currently stands at 124 megawatts.
A three-judge panel upheld a rule by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that requires energy storage and distributed energy sources to be able to fully participate in the nation’s major electricity markets, freeing them from rules by state regulators and utility companies that energy storage advocates say limited the technology’s potential revenue.
One billion birds die every year by flying into glass they cannot see. Companies are developing bird-safe glass that is coated with a patterned, UV-reflective glaze, and cities around the U.S. are taking action.
Nextel DF-13-4500 is 3M’s newest 610 fabric that can be used to make oxide-oxide ceramic matrix composite parts as an alternative to metal components. Nextel DF-13-4500 is the company’s highest denier Nextel fabric from the Nextel 610 portfolio, enabling improved material efficiency while maintaining the benefits of oxide-oxide CMCs.
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. announced the introduction of a new packaging system with soluble and meltable Minibags for dust-free and sustainable handling. Minibags are available for different material types, melting points, and capacities.
