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Renewable energy sources such as wind, geothermal, and solar power also benefit from additive manufacturing. For wind energy, 3D printing facilitates the production of aerodynamic components, such as turbine blades, that can be optimized for efficiency and durability. In geothermal applications, it allows for the creation of heat exchangers and geothermal well components with improved thermal conductivity. Solar energy benefits from 3D-printed solar panels and energy storage solutions that are both cost-effective and sustainable.
Furthermore, additive manufacturing contributes to the development of innovative energy storage solutions, including advanced battery designs and supercapacitors. These developments help address the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources by enhancing energy storage capacity and efficiency.
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Should metal casting via binder jetting sand 3D printed molds be considered a metal additive process? Sand binder jetting of molds (or cores) for metal cast parts can be highly…
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Additive manufacturing experts from the University of Sheffield AMRC North West are exploring an innovative technique to produce hydrogen storage tanks for aerospace applications. Dr. Evren Yasa, head of additive manufacturing…
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The Institute of Power Engineering (IEn) in Poland has developed and commercialized a system with stacks of solid oxide electrochemical cells fabricated using low-cost techniques, including additive manufacturing. The HYDROGIN…
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $2,849,000 to the Composites Manufacturing Simulation Center (CMSC) of Purdue University and its industry partners, including Thermwood, TPI Composites Inc., Dassault Systèmes,…
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a $30 million funding opportunity to advance the cost-effective domestic manufacturing of materials, including lightweight composites, that allow wind turbines to produce…
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Sustainability has been a major trending topic in AM recently. When manufacturing professionals from diversified industrial segments began to understand the possible uses of AM in mass production, using AM…
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As a media and market research firm operating in the global additive manufacturing space, 3dpbm is now focused on understanding the actual benefits of AM adoption across the many vertical…
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Dr. TieJun Zhang’s team at Khalifa University has developed a new way to 3D print reservoir rock replicas that have complex porous structures and mimic a carbonate rock’s natural mineralogy.…
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Orbital Composites installed a large robotic system at NREL’s Flatirons Campus, within the Composites Manufacturing Education and Technology (CoMET) facility. The NREL research team has won multiple awards from DOE…
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About a year ago, Siemens took the next step in its structural realignment and Siemens Energy went public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as a leader in the transmission and…
