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Roadmap to a Sustainable Future: How Advanced Lightweight Materials Are Transforming Key Industries

Originally published by JEC Composite Magazine Examining how stringent regulations and global commitments are transforming industries, drawing insights from the work of the AMULET project, incubated by European Lightweight Cluster Alliance (ELCA). By highlighting sector-specific challenges and innovations, it demonstrates how cutting-edge technologies are fostering a sustainable and resilient future. Global climate goals, societal pressures […]

United for zero-emissions: Europe’s collaborative push in EV innovation

As Europe drives towards a zero-emission future, the automotive industry lies at the heart of this transition. With ambitious targets set by the European Commission, manufacturers, research institutes, and policymakers are working together to develop sustainable electric vehicles (EVs) that meet stringent CO² reduction standards. This article explores how collaboration is essential to overcoming challenges […]

Towards the harmonisation of lightweight policies at EU level

Originally published in the JEC Composites Magazine. The sustainability impact of lightweight technologies and composites is worth studying, as well as the role played by the European Lightweight Cluster Alliance (ELCA) in coordinating efforts at the EU level. How can an EU-wide policy on lightweight technologies contribute to the EU’s overarching goals, including the European […]

Developing Spain’s first cobalt-free lithium battery for electric vehicles

In a major advancement for electric mobility, our partners in COBRA have developed Spain’s first large-format cobalt-free lithium-ion battery prototype for electric vehicles. This development marks a crucial stride towards producing batteries that are not only environmentally friendlier, but ready to compete in the global market. Why cobalt-free batteries? Cobalt makes batteries work with greater durability and […]

Wind energy: addressing the challenges of tomorrow, today

In this edition of our Beyond Bax interview series, we return to the topic of wind energy. Speaking to Philippe Spring, structural design engineer at TPI Composites — the largest US-based independent manufacturer of composite wind blades — we cover the main challenges regarding the wind industry’s waste, and ways to address them using available […]

Hoe een circulaire benadering van windturbinebladen groene energie echt regeneratief kan maken

Windturbines staan symbool voor schone energie, maar het dreigende probleem van bladafval dreigt hun groene reputatie te ondermijnen. Kan een circulaire aanpak windenergie echt regeneratief maken? Van afval naar vernieuwing Windenergie speelt een cruciale rol in de overgang naar een koolstofarme toekomst, ondersteund door wereldwijde verdragen zoals het Akkoord van Parijs. De levenscyclus van windturbines […]

Comment une approche circulaire des pales d’éoliennes peut rendre l’énergie verte réellement régénératrice

Les éoliennes sont des symboles d’énergie propre, mais le problème imminent des déchets de pales menace de saper leur réputation écologique. Une approche circulaire peut-elle rendre l’énergie éolienne véritablement régénératrice ? Des déchets au renouveau L’énergie éolienne joue un rôle essentiel dans la transition vers un avenir à faible émission de carbone, soutenue par des […]

Wie ein kreisförmiger Ansatz für Windturbinenblätter grüne Energie wirklich regenerativ machen kann

Windkraftanlagen sind Symbole für saubere Energie, doch das drohende Problem des Blattabfalls droht ihren grünen Ruf zu untergraben. Kann ein zirkulärer Ansatz die Windenergie wirklich regenerativ machen? Vom Abfall zur Erneuerung Die Windenergie spielt eine wichtige Rolle beim Übergang zu einer kohlenstoffarmen Zukunft, die durch globale Abkommen wie das Pariser Abkommen unterstützt wird. Der Lebenszyklus […]

Collaborative Contributions to Reducing Carbon Emissions

At Bax & Company, we’re passionate about collaborating with cities, OEMs, research institutes, universities and SMEs on high impact, Energy Efficiency projects across Europe. We’ve contributed to the reduction of Europe’s CO2 emissions, by facilitating the lightweighting of vehicles, green property renovations, recovering peatlands and developing innovative energy solutions for cars, homes and cities. Some […]

European Automotive OEMs challenge innovators to improve efficiency

Six leading European carmakers (Daimler, Volvo, Opel, Toyota, Volkswagen and Centro Ricerche FCA), four suppliers (Thyssenkrupp, Novelis, Batz, Benteler) and eight knowledge partners (Swerea, Inspire, Fraunhofer LBF, RWTH-IKA, KIT-IPEK, University of Florence, Bax & Company, Ricardo) have joined forces to form the ALLIANCE project, aimed at addressing the need for more efficient vehicles. They have […]

Lightweight ALLIANCE at global automotive event

Bax & Company attended the Aachen Body Engineering Days 2017 to represent the ALLIANCE Project. Bax & Company joined some of the world’s most notable OEMs, including BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls Royce, Porsche, Mazda and Opel, for the Aachen Body Engineering Days; to promote the ALLIANCE Lightweight Open Innovation Challenge, ahead of its launch […]

Major milestone reached in automotive lightweighting research

September 2016 marked a major milestone in automotive lightweighting research in Europe, with the completion of the 4-year R&D work of the EU-funded ALIVE and ENLIGHT projects (FP7 programme). At the same moment, in October, the new large-scale H2020 project “ALLIANCE” launched which will carry on the advancement of innovation in this field for the […]

The impact of 3D printing

3D printing is a transversal technology that presents new possibilities, constitutes a potential enabler for new business and productive models and has the potential to change and often disrupt the status quo in many different industries. 3D printing is flexible, versatile, has the potential to transform logistics and enables mass-customisation of products – but companies […]