{"id":6497,"date":"2022-10-11T00:24:43","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T04:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acmanet.org\/2022\/10\/composites-sustainability-october-2022-insider\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T13:55:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T18:55:27","slug":"composites-sustainability-october-2022-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acmanet.org\/composites-sustainability-october-2022-insider\/","title":{"rendered":"Composites Sustainability – October 2022 Insider"},"content":{"rendered":"
A <\/span>N<\/span>ew <\/span>H<\/span>ydrogen <\/span>E<\/span>conomy <\/span>C<\/span>ould <\/span>M<\/span>ean a <\/span>L<\/span>arger and <\/span>M<\/span>ore <\/span>S<\/span>ustainable <\/span>C<\/span>omposites <\/span>I<\/span>ndustry<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n T<\/span>o meet goals for reducing emission of climate warming gases, the U.S. will need to <\/span>shift from <\/span>fossil fuels to hydrogen as an energy source for industrial processes and transportation<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span>Using hydrogen to power glass furnaces, carbon fiber lines and petrochemical operations will help decarbonize the composites industry\u2019s supply chain<\/span>, making the industry more competitive in important markets like transportation infrastructure<\/span> and automotive<\/span>. <\/span>And composite products such as pressure vessels and pipes will be needed to produce, <\/span>st<\/span>ore <\/span>and transport hydrogen, <\/span>and to<\/span> use it for<\/span> power<\/span>ing<\/span> heavy duty zero emission trucks, hydrogen powered ships, zero-emission aircraft, and fuel cell powered rail. <\/span>Further, t<\/span>he industry can benefit from <\/span>clean energy <\/span>incentives established in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n ACMA members can contact <\/span><\/span>John Schweitzer<\/span><\/span><\/a> for more information.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A New Hydrogen Economy Could Mean a Larger and More Sustainable Composites Industry\u00a0 To meet goals for reducing emission of … <\/p>\n