Plastics for renewable energies

Renewable energies are growing more and more important. Constructors are continually working to improve the efficiency and the reliability of wind power, solar and biogas facilities. We support this development with our materials. We offer a great selection of composites and thermoplastics that will help you in construction of reliable and low-maintenance systems at high operating safety.

Proven areas of application for our plastics include:

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Hydrogen Energy

Wind Energy

Wind energy: Plastics for efficient and low-maintenance wind turbines

Solar Energy

Biogas Energy

Application examples

Durostone® fasteners - Nacelle construction

With their high corrosion resistance and electrical properties, our Durostone^® fastener offer a long service life, while their low density (between 1.9 and 2 g/cm³) makes it possible to save weight when building your nacelles.

Durostone® fasteners in the offshore sector

In offshore environments, oxidation of fasteners can rapidly happen, unless costly titanium or super duplex grades are used. An alternative to these are our Durostone^® fasteners, which are not affected by oxidative degradation like steel. Durostone^® fasteners offer high strength and are naturally corrosion resistant, as well as highly weather and chemical resistant, but also only weight approximately 75% less than an equivalent sized steel fastener.

Rotor blades for small wind turbines

Rotor blades pultruded of Durostone^® for small wind turbines have outstanding mechanical properties thanks to their special glassfibre reinforcement with triaxial meshes and fabrics, which makes them particularly long-lived and resilient.

Sliding sheets in the Azimuth system

Sliding sheets in the Azimuth system - In the Azimuth system, sliding sheets made of Sustarin^® C GLD 350 permit quick and precise alignment of the nacelle in the wind direction. Thanks to the self-lubricating properties, the nacelle moves quickly, evenly and with little energy expenditure. The slip-stick effect, a jerking and sliding, which may cause enormous noise development is prevented.